Paramedics to Make Treatment Decisions ; Exclusive Ambulance Staff to Decide If Emergency Callers Should Be Taken to Hospital
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PARAMEDICS on emergency calls will be asked to decide whether patients should be treated at home instead of being taken to hospital.
The controversial plans, aimed at speeding up paramedic response times, means patients who need hospital treatment may also be transported by car rather than ambulance.See the full content of this document
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Paramedics to Make Treatment Decisions ; Exclusive Ambulance Staff to Decide If Emergency Callers Should Be Taken to Hospital
Last night, unions raised concerns people could be left waiting even longer to be seen by medics and raised fears too much responsib...
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