Freezing conditions have seen East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) deal with 5,448 more calls than during the same period last year (8% increase),...
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Police should target drunks – A&E boss
Police should crack down on binge drinking to stop hospital staff becoming distracted by disorderly drunks, a leading doctor says.
VIDEO: NHS: Help elderly to ease A&E pressure
NHS leaders are urging people to check on elderly friends and neighbours over the Christmas period, to ease pressure on A&E departments.
Ebola nurse to deliver C4 message
British Ebola survivor William Pooley is to deliver The Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4 this year.
First UK reservists join Ebola fight
The first British army reservists along with 100 regular soldiers head to Sierra Leone to help the battle against Ebola in the West African...
SWAST and police service unveils new alcohol treatment initiative
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has taken delivery of a brand new purpose-built mobile treatment centre. The treatment centre will go...
NHS staff to strike in new year
There will be a fresh wave of strikes across the NHS in England in new year, it has been announced.
NHS winter: Your questions answered
The BBC's health correspondent Nick Triggle is answering a selection of your questions.
A&E units ‘creaking under pressure’
The medical director of NHS England, Sir Bruce Keogh, says the "system is creaking" as winter begins to take hold.
A&E waiting time target questioned
A Holyrood committee questions whether a key target for A&E waiting times in Scotland is "reasonable or achievable".
A&E and ambulances ‘close to limit’
Near-record emergency calls in the West Midlands stretch A&E units and the ambulance service "to the limit".
Why are hospitals under so much pressure? BBC report
Why are hospitals under so much pressure this winter?
