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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Ambulance Service

Ambulance strike in England and Wales - what to do in an emergency and everything you need to know

Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff will walk out in England and Wales in the coming days

Wales Online

Deaths caused by ambulance delays soar as unions accuse Tories of 'criminal negligence'

Figures from West Midlands Ambulance Service show 37 patients died because an ambulance did not get to them on time in the first nine months of this year, compared to just one death in 2020

Daily Mirror

Search continues where two children are feared dead after falling through ice

Emergency services remain at the scene where two children are missing on Monday morning

Wales Online

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Four children in cardiac arrest after being pulled from lake

There has been no confirmation of the ages or genders of the children

Wales Online

Schoolboy, 12, tragically killed after colliding with bus while riding e-scooter during rush hour

The lad, who has not yet been named, passed away at the scene after he collided with the bus outside a McDonald's in Birmingham at around 8am on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Pensioner, 71, who thought she was having 'heart attack' waited nine hours for an ambulance'

"I was one of the lucky ones that escaped but there are many cases where people will die in ambulances”

Wales Online

Man died after 999 call handler couldn't find code for defibrillator

The family made at least four calls to 999 and were told an ambulance would take six hours to arrive

Wales Online

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Elderly woman left waiting on pavement for TWO HOURS for ambulance in busy town centre

West Midlands Ambulance service apologised for the long delay, saying it was caused by the pressures on health and social care

Daily Mirror

Horror crash sees 2 men die and 4 injured including 2 children rushed to hospital

The Midlands Air Ambulance, trauma doctors, two paramedic officers and three ambulances were dispatched to the tragic scene in Wolverhampton after a horrifying crash

Daily Mirror

Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in Herefordshire as investigation launched

The man, in his 50s, was confirmed dead at the scene at Shobdon Airfield near Leominster, Herefordshire

The Independent UK

Mum wants 20 defibrillators in hometown after son went into cardiac arrest and died

The grieving mum of a teen who died when pals couldn't access a defibrillator after he went into cardiac arrest is campaigning to get the kit installed across their hometown

Daily Mirror

Woman found dead after gas explosion destroys house in Birmingham

The incident has also left one man in a life-threatening condition

Wales Online

Man in life-threatening condition after gas explosion 'like an earthquake' destroyed house

The man was rescued from the scene last night by residents and was taken to hospital after suffering 'very significant injuries'

Bristol Post

Woman found dead and man pulled alive from wreckage after Birmingham gas explosion

Police and fire crews descended on Kingstanding

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Wales Online

Woman dies and man is fighting for life after major blast at house in Birmingham

There are reports that heroic neighbours ran into the house to try and rescue the occupants

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after house destroyed in Birmingham explosion

Four other men suffered minor injuries and were assessed by ambulance crews at the scene.

The Independent UK

Student paramedics spending hours in ambulances outside A&E instead of attending calls

Exclusive: One trainee waited for nine hours outside a hospital in an ambulance to hand over a patient

Daily Mirror

Stroke victims wait 51 minutes for an ambulance as unions warn of NHS 'collapse'

Average wait for an ambulance after calling 999 to report a stroke, chest pains and other serious conditions has trebled in the past two years, and is more than half an hour longer than target time

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Nottingham Post

Waterworld still shut after 100 people evacuated during large scale incident

Two people were taken to hospital and 46 treated at the scene

Manchester Evening News

Waterworld remains closed following evacuation of visitors

Waterworld has described the sheer size of the emergency response as a 'huge over-reaction'

The Independent UK

Waterpark evacuated after people suffer ‘eye and throat irritation’ and ‘nausea’

Paramedics ‘assessing a number of people’ at attraction in Stoke-on-Trent

Evening Standard

Waterworld evacuated by police after swimmers suffer irritation and nausea

Swimmers have been evacuated by police from a busy waterpark after some suffered nausea and eye and throat irritation.

Daily Mirror

Waterworld incident: Two in hospital and 46 treated with nausea and burning eyes

Emergency services were called to Waterworld in Stoke on Trent before 110 people were evacuated, with 46 being treated at the scene and a further two needing hospital treatment

Wales Online

Health boss warns 'ambulance service will collapse by August' in England

Mark Docherty said 'patients are dying every day that shouldn’t be dying every day'

Daily Mirror

Health boss predicts exact date 'sinking' ambulance service 'will all fail'

Mark Docherty, of West Midlands Ambulance Service, said people were 'dying every day' from issues caused by delays to ambulances

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