Monday 18 December 2017

Alarm over sharp rise in ambulance patient deaths in England

Alarm over sharp rise in ambulance patient deaths in England A sharp rise in the number of patients dying unexpectedly while under the care of NHS ambulance staff has prompted warnings that the service is under “excessive pressure”.

NHS figures for England obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws show “serious incidents” resulting in the death of a patient more than doubled from 31 in 2012 to 72 in 2016, rising year on year. The Guardian

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