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Patients in north-west England have to get themselves to A&E during strikes

Exclusive: NWAS letter says ambulance will come only if a patient is having a cardiac arrest or if there is immediate risk of them dying

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

NHS bosses warn of 'extensive disruption' ahead of ambulance and nurses' strikes

Unite boss Sharon Graham said "the unions are not going to blink first"

Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022

'I don't want to strike - but this is why I have to': An ambulance worker's emotional message for the public

"Enough is enough"

Manchester Evening News · Dec 18, 2022

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Hundreds of patients waiting for ambulance as NWAS bosses issue new warning

'We are still extremely busy and unfortunately, for those who have called us and need our urgent help, we're coming but there will be a wait'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 17, 2022

More than 600 people are STILL waiting for an ambulance in the north west as service issues another plea

'Before you call 999, please stop and think'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 17, 2022

Woman murdered man after beating him 's***less' with baseball bat and pushing him down stairs

Cheryl O'Callaghan has been found guilty of murdering Adrian Swift

Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022

Urgent warning with over 600 people stuck waiting for ambulances tonight

More than 600 patients are waiting for ambulances tonight

Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022

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Killer sobs as she's found guilty of murdering 'drinking partner' pushed down stairs

Adrian Swift told a 999 call he'd been 'battered s***less' with baseball bat by Cheryl O'Callaghan

Liverpool Echo · Dec 16, 2022

NWAS issues urgent warning as people in Manchester 'posing as ambulance staff'

"Please note these people are not North West Ambulance Service staff"

Manchester Evening News · Dec 16, 2022

Warning over scammers posing as ambulance crew during strike

An ambulance service has urged people to be aware of scammers trying to con people

Wales Online · Dec 16, 2022

Ambulance service warns of scammers pretending to be striking paramedics

NWAS said the fraudsters are pretending to be ambulance service staff asking people for donations to cover wages lost due to strike action.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Government brands ambulance performance 'clearly unacceptable' as desperate paramedics overwhelmed

North West Ambulance Service chiefs have apologised for the delays patients across Greater Manchester have been facing

Manchester Evening News · Dec 14, 2022

Warning as hospital delays leave hundreds of ambulance patients stranded

North West Ambulance Service bosses issued urgent messages earlier this week to keep phone lines clear for the most serious cases

Liverpool Echo · Dec 14, 2022

The NHS is being overwhelmed - and this is a moment to be angry - staff and patients are facing a terrifying situation

As patients languished in hospital beds, more than 100 ambulances queued outside hospitals on Monday night. Yet our government has made no mention of it.

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

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Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

Paramedics plead for help as a shattered ambulance service under terrifying pressure is overwhelmed

SPECIAL REPORT: Hundreds of patients are still waiting for ambulances, hundreds of vehicles are stuck outside hospitals, unable to get back out onto the road.

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

Hundreds of patients still waiting for help even after ambulance service's desperate plea

There are still some 300 emergency calls waiting to be taken in the North West, more than 300 patients waiting for an ambulance, and over 40 emergency vehicles suffering 'substantial waits' to handover patients to hospital medics

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

NWAS 'establishing current position' after 600 patients wait for help and 100 ambulances queue outside hospitals in urgent warning

Bosses pleaded with members of the public last night to only call 999 in an absolute emergency

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

100 ambulances were left waiting outside hospitals with 600 patients stranded without help last night

At 5pm last night, more than 600 patients were waiting for an ambulance in the North West - while 100 emergency vehicles were waiting outside hospitals

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Manchester Evening News · Dec 5, 2022

Coroner slams eight-hour response to 999 call about woman who was found dead

An inquest into the death of Angeline Phillips was told at one point last Autumn it was taking officers an average of over 17 HOURS to respond to some calls

Manchester Evening News · Dec 1, 2022

Seriously ill patients waiting for ambulances, queues outside hospitals, and now strikes - paramedics tell us why they are walking out

SPECIAL REPORT: Paramedics know they will face criticism for striking as the NHS heads into a difficult winter, but patient safety will only continue to decline if nothing is done, they tell the M.E.N.

Manchester Evening News · Nov 27, 2022

Paramedics 'facing constant dilemma' as 'gridlocked' NHS buckles under pressure

A North West paramedic has spoken out

Liverpool Echo · Nov 27, 2022

'Horrendous' decision paramedics face every day

"I don't know how something awful hasn't happened"

Liverpool Echo · Nov 19, 2022

First picture of woman accused of murdering flatmate by pushing him down stairs

The three flatmates claimed Adrian Swift drowned in bath after he told 999 call he had been 'battered s***less'

Liverpool Echo · Nov 18, 2022

Dying man said he was "battered s***less' in final 999 call

Murder trial hears Cheryl O'Callaghan beat Adrian Swift with a bat and pushed him down the stairs

Manchester Evening News · Nov 6, 2022

'Sorry doesn't cut it': Inside the 999 chaos infuriating Manchester Arena families - and what's changed since

The brother of Lisa Lees criticised the 'systemic failure' at the heart of the atrocity

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