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‘I’ve broken my tooth’: Most bizarre calls to Welsh Ambulance Service revealed

Of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year, 63,836 (15%) were not a life-or-death emergency – an average of 175 calls a day.

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Drink sensibly on New Year’s Eve, struggling ambulance service says

The Welsh Ambulance Service has declared a critical incident.

Evening Standard

56-year-old van driver killed in crash

Gwent Police said that they received a report of a road traffic collision on the A472 near Tredomen at around 2.20pm on Tuesday, June 6

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Two children taken to hospital after getting into difficulty at Welsh beach

The children were reunited with their parents and taken to hospital as a precaution

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Two people taken to hospital following fire in village near Aberystwyth

The Welsh Ambulance Service confirmed that they were called to the incident before 9pm on Saturday evening

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Young child dies after medical emergency at home

There was a large emergency service presence in Llanybydder

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Strike by Welsh Ambulance Service staff called off

More than half of Wales’ ambulance workers went on strike in a continued dispute over pay and working conditions in February.

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'I've lost my house keys': The ridiculous time-wasting calls to 999 in Wales

"I’m really worried about my ingrown toenail. It’s kind of getting a bit red"

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Every strike affecting the UK in February including train drivers, teachers and nurses

More disruption is set to hit transport, health and education in the weeks ahead. It comes amid ongoing disputes over pay and working conditions

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'Wales' iconic fishing industry is in terminal decline unless the Welsh Government acts' | Mabon ap Gwynfor

'Overall farmed finfish and shellfish saw an 82% fall in value between 2019 and 2021, with a near total collapse in the tonnage produced from 3.1 thousand tonnes to a mere 214 tonnes, a 93% decline'

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Welsh Government minister calls for power to make it easier for people to change their gender

Vaughan Gething criticised the UK Government for blocking Scotland's attempt to make it easier for people to legally change their gender

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Why the Welsh Ambulance Service is on its knees from those at the very sharp end

'The answer here is not more ambulances'

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'Ambulance staff can't do the job they joined for because of the NHS crisis'

The head of the Welsh Ambulance service said staff morale was very low

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Wife begged for ambulance for two hours while watching husband die in front of her

Rob Weekley suffered a heart attack at his home in Barry so wife Lesley called 999, only to be told no ambulances were available, with her husband dying hours later as teams arrived

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Ambulance staff strike for second time in Wales

Almost 1,500 ambulance workers in Wales have gone on strike again in a dispute over pay and working conditions

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Union announces more Welsh Ambulance Service strike dates for January

More than 1,000 ambulance workers could choose to take part in the strike

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Pensioner with a broken hip strapped to bin lid and driven to A&E in van instead of ambulance

The family of 79-year-old Pamela Rolfe claim she would have died had they not taken matters into their own hands

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Man seriously injured after crash as air ambulance called

One man was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff following the incident

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'I had to drive my granddad to hospital because they couldn’t send an ambulance and he had a cardiac arrest in the car park'

The Welsh Ambulance Service has apologised to the patient and his family but says unfortunately many people are having to make their own way to hospital due to extreme demand on the service

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Ambulance staff deliver aid to Ukraine

David ‘Dai’ Morris has driven on several occasions up to 2,000 miles from his home in South Wales to Ukraine.

Wales Online

Nursing strikes won't go ahead in Wales in January but will in England

A planned ambulance strike has also been suspended

Wales Online

Welsh Ambulance Service workers vote to strike again

It could see around 1,000 staff members take part in industrial action

The Independent UK

Woman, 70, battling lung cancer forced to wait 24 hours for ambulance after fall

Exclusive: Marlene Fear’s daughter cancelled callout after ambulance service said it could take another 10 hours despite already waiting whole day

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Welsh Ambulance Service declares 'very rare' critical incident

At one point there were over 90 ambulances waiting outside of hospitals

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Who will and who won't get an ambulance on the days of the strikes

Some patients might have to make their own way to hospital as services will be severely impacted

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