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"Serious incidents" involving ambulances - including an alleged rape and a patient dying after vehicle keys were "lost" - have risen by 16% in five years. The number of such events rose in seven of England's 10 ambulance areas. Unison said the rise reflected "intolerable pressures" facing...

Hi all, I'm new to the site and I'm hoping to get some responses regarding the above. I've recently applied to be an Ambulance Practitioner and got an e-mail saying I've been successful in the paper-sift. I then contacted the HR team as I wanted to make sure I would be suitable for the post...

Ambulance services are struggling to reach seriously ill and injured patients quickly enough after rising demand has left the system at breaking point, a BBC investigation has found. Patients with life-threatening conditions - like cardiac arrests - are meant to be reached in eight minutes...

My service lacks proper funding. There are not enough ambulances, and I am paid less than £20,000 a year to make decisions that could save your life. Understand this: I, or a colleague, will put a tube down your throat to breathe for you. I will make decisions that mean the difference between...