Hugh Pym on the turbulent times ahead for the NHS
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How many staff does the NHS need?
How many staff does the NHS need?
SECAmb paramedics join Nepal aid effort
Two South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedics have joined the aid effort set up to help the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Thanet-based...
Worried parents ‘put pressure on A&E’
Worried parents are putting "extra pressure" on A&E departments, leading doctors and nurses warn.
Three WMAS staff head for the disaster zone in Nepal
Three members of staff with West Midlands Ambulance Service are en-route to Nepal to assist in the humanitarian rescue operation. It follows the powerful...
‘Death star’ welcomes first patients
The UK's newest hospital, the £842m South Glasgow University Hospital, is due to welcome its first patients later.
Ebola drug cures infected monkeys
An experimental drug has cured monkeys infected with the strain of the Ebola virus present in West Africa, US-based scientists say.
Rip off the sticking plaster now, urges NHS Confederation
Enabling the local implementation of sustainable urgent and emergency care models in 2015/16 Without immediate action, the NHS is set for a winter crisis...
VIDEO: Ebola ‘devastating’ Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma told the BBC's Katty Kay that Ebola had a "devastating effect on the economy".
Meet the Twambulance! The Renault Twizy electronic ambulance joins the emergency services.
Ambulances do a wonderful job, but the necessity of transporting broken humans means they’re generally too bulky to squeeze their way to off-the-beaten-track trouble....
Disaster doctor sent into hospital
Health bosses were forced to bring in a doctor who is usually on call for major disasters to cope with problems at an under-pressure...