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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

Nazi death camp worker, 97, gets suspended sentence for her part in 11,000 murders

Irmgard Furchner, 97, was dubbed the 'secretary of evil' during her role at a Nazi SS death camp in the 1940s. Today she received a two-year long jail sentence for her part in the death of over 11,000 victims

Daily Mirror

Health minister tells people to avoid 'risky activities' during ambulance strike

'I would strongly encourage them not to do so because there will be disruption on the day'

Wales Online

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At least three ambulance services in England declare critical incidents

NHS services across the country are facing "unprecedented" pressure

Wales Online

Nurse fights back tears as she shares harrowing conditions on wards

For those taking to the picket lines in Liverpool again today, this is an existential battle for the health service we all hold dear

Liverpool Echo

South East Ambulance Service declares critical incident ahead of paramedic strike action

SECAmb says declaring critical incident provides ‘additional oversight and enables us to explore options including mutual aid, while focusing all efforts on frontline patient care’

The Independent UK

At least three ambulance services declare critical incidents

North East Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust have all moved to the status

Evening Standard

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At least three ambulance services declare critical incidents ahead of strike

North East Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust have all moved to the status.

The Independent UK

UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike

The British government says it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretched health system

The Independent UK

The Standard View: When it comes to strikes, the government must remember that flexibility is not a vice

A word of advice: try not to fall sick this week. Nurses in about a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England, including four in London, are walking out again in a long-running dispute over pay. Tomorrow, ambulance staff in England and Wales will walk out too

Evening Standard

Strike news – live: A&E patients turned away as paramedics walk out amid critical incidents

Ambulance staff from three unions will take industrial action on Wednesday across England and Wales

The Independent UK

What does the latest data on ambulance services show?

Some 39,000 patients are likely to have experienced potential harm last month as a result of ambulance delays of more than 60 minutes.

The Independent UK

Four ambulance services declare critical incidents ahead of paramedic strike

South East Coast Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service, the East of England Ambulance Service and Yorkshire Ambulance Service have all declared critical incidents amid the strikes

Daily Mirror

Most now doubt they will get high quality health care this winter amid NHS chaos

90% of people believe waiting times for non-emergency treatment are too long

Evening Standard

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Nottingham Post

How much paramedics are paid as ambulance strikes set to go ahead

Ambulance crews in England and Wales are set to walk out on December 21 and 28

Evening Standard

Pregnant women warned not to rely on ambulance help during strike

Expectant mothers who go into labour during Wednesday’s paramedics strike should make their own way to hospital as there will be “no guarantee” paramedics will be able to reach them at home, London health trusts have warned.

Al Jazeera

German court convicts 97-year-old ex-Nazi camp typist

Irmgard Furchner has been found guilty of complicity in mass killings at WWII concentration camp.

Manchester Evening News

North West Ambulance Service 'worst hit by long Covid in country'

Data has been published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group ahead of strike action on Wednesday

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Daily Mirror

Woman, 93, spends 25 hours on floor 'screaming in pain' as ambulance fails to show up

Elizabeth Davies' family say the 93-year-old's ambulance wait time was "unacceptable" as she was left sprawled on the wooden floor of her care home for more than 25 hours

Al Jazeera

UK nurses stage second strike for inflation-busting pay

Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing demand better pay to make up for years of real-terms salary cuts.

WEKU

A German court has convicted a 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

A German court convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to murder as a secretary to the commander of a World War II concentration camp. She was given a 2-year suspended sentence.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of appointments hit as nurses take to picket lines in Northern Ireland

It is the second 12-hour strike action by the Royal College of Nursing over pay and safe staffing levels.

Evening Standard

Spain is one step closer to approving menstrual leave in first for Europe

Spain is hoping to influence other Western countries after the first draft of its menstrual-leave legislation was approved

The Independent UK

Pat Cullen: Who is the former nurse and RCN chief leading the NHS strike?

Union leader grew up in Northern Ireland and was inspired to enter profession by sister’s example

The Independent UK

‘We can’t cope anymore’: Desperate and without any other option, these are the NHS nurses driven to strike

‘None of us want to compromise patient safety through a strike but we are left at this point with no other option’ says Charlie Rumary

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