Shropshire 999 crews stretched during fourth busiest night ever
Ambulance services were left stretched across Shropshire after the fourth busiest night ever for 999 crews in the region.
Crime|Dec 15, 2014
Shrewsbury
Crime
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'Hello, is that 999? The dog's attacked the cat!' - Astonishing 'emergency' calls asking for ambulances are released
A 999 call by a woman requesting an ambulance for her cat after it was attacked by a dog was released today.
Wolverhampton|Dec 5, 2014
Wolverhampton
Black Country triage teams trial tackles 999 problem
Police, paramedics and psychiatric nurses are working together in a revolutionary change to the way mental health emergencies are dealt with in the Black Country.
Health|Dec 1, 2014
Sandwell
Health
Walsall
Birmingham
Dudley
Bilston
Call to avoid 999 calls during Shropshire health workers' pay row action
[gallery] Ambulances bosses today urged people in Shropshire not to use the service unless in an emergency as healthcare workers continued industrial action.
Health|Nov 25, 2014
Health
Shrewsbury
Telford
Oswestry
Shropshire man calls 999 . . . because his wife wouldn't give him the remote
Would you dial 999 if you couldn't find your wallet or because you had no money for a taxi?
News|Nov 12, 2014
News
Ambulance chiefs in 999 calls backlog plea as health workers join strike
Ambulance chiefs serving Shropshire today put out a desperate plea for people only to call them over life-threatening incidents as calls backed up during a nationwide walk-out by health workers.
Health|Oct 13, 2014
Health
Shrewsbury
Longer 999 journeys fear for patients
Ambulances will take up to 18 minutes to transfer patients who need emergency treatment from Cannock to Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital, it has emerged.
Health|Sep 22, 2014
South Staffordshire
Wolverhampton
Cannock
Health
Star comment: Follow the 999 call guidelines
Public services have been squeezed continually during the past five years.
Shrewsbury|Aug 27, 2014
Shrewsbury
Ambulances hit 999 call targets
More ambulances are getting to patients in the West Midlands within the strict time targets set by the Government – despite a rise in demand for the service, new figures revealed today.
Stafford|Aug 18, 2014
Stafford
Mid Wales 999 service misses response time target
The Welsh Ambulance Service has missed its "immediately life threatening" response time target for the past month, with performances in June worse than May.
Health|Jul 31, 2014
Mid Wales
Health
Bosses take action as calls to 999 surge
More people than ever are phoning 999 in the West Midlands – leading to bosses implementing an action plan to cope.
Health|Jul 16, 2014
Health
The not-so-happy meal! Listen to the 999 caller who complained about McDonald's burger
This is the moment a diner caller West Midlands Police on 999 to complain about his McDonalds burger.
Wolverhampton|Jun 24, 2014
Wolverhampton
'I'll rip your faces off': Woman abuses 999 crew in Telford pub call-out
A woman threatened to "rip the faces off" an ambulance crew when they arrived at a Telford pub to treat a reveller injured during last night's nail-biting England game.
Crime|Jun 20, 2014
Crime
Oakengates
999 delay claim in baby tragedy
An investigation has been launched after the death of a six-month-old baby amid claims an ambulance was delayed in getting to him, even though there was one just two minutes away.
Wolverhampton|Jun 6, 2014
Wolverhampton
Hear the moment a woman calls 999 to complain about her ICE CREAM
This is the moment a woman called West Midlands Police on 999 to complain about a lack of topping on her ice cream.
News|Jun 4, 2014
News