National Ambulance Service

Around 35 affected staff expected to face financial losses due to HSE decision

Staff told service is facing ‘major pressure’ due to increase in demand and Covid-19

Lengthy waiting times for non-life threatening care is due to increase in emergency calls

Ryan says he did not seek second Covid test that allowed him to travel to Cop26

Patrick Diver was from Donegal, but was receiving palliative care in Galway

Irish Community Rapid Response helicopter flew 490 missions in 13 countries last year

Siptu also suggests row brewing in National Ambulance Service in coming months

New 24/7 helpline will direct people towards most appropriate mental health service

Fundraising drive launched to meet Helicopter Emergency Medical Service’s €2m costs

Community-based, charity-led service operating out of Rathcoole will need €2m a year

David Weldrick taught PE at Thomond College for decades

Cyclist collided with car near Shannon, bringing group crashing to the ground

Less than half required pilots available for fixed-wing planes, with some lost to public sector

Army provided ambulances and crews to assist HSE during stoppage

In a recent study, paramedics reveal informal reporting of errors is common, with written reports considered to be an escalation of the event

National Ambulance Service asks public not to make non-life threatening emergency calls

Freedom of Information request shows 5% of fleet has travelled more than 300,000kms

First vehicle becomes unavailable after dropping paramedic off at filling station

Rural lives at risk due to ambulance delays and oxygen tank scarcity, claims doctor

Most ambulance stations suffering from low maintenance budgets, assessment warns

As the country slows down for Yuletide many rescue workers will be hard at work

Explosion in Kildare on Thursday is not the first issue with an ambulance in the State

Oxygen cylinder may have caused ambulance fire that killed patient outside Naas hospital

Crew forced into sudden stop directly outside tunnel’s southbound bore to make delivery

Siptu receives commitment to ‘substantial’ additional funding arrangements

Coach criticises delay, says ambulance base is five minutes drive from the soccer pitch

More than 3,400 instances of non-compliance with regulations found in 2014 by Hiqa

New central control centre could result in additional costs, says Dublin City Council

Varadkar says no ambulances will be taken out of service, ‘if anything we need more’

Confidential report says HIQA ambulance targets cannot be met

Many people taken to A&E departments could be dealt with on phone, says report

Maura Porter died after waiting 50 minutes for Letterkenny ambulance 62km away

Journey from Dundalk to Drogheda took an hour and three minutes

Paramedics unable to hand over patients at hospitals within 20-minute timeframe

The service has drawn up a new strategy to tackle delays crisis

Confidential HSE plan says arrangements to be phased in by end of 2015

Emails show city council accused HSE of ‘short-changing’ Dublin Fire Brigade over €10m arrears

Crews in some areas reach fewer than half of life-threatening cases within target times

Too many emergency vehicles arrive too late, and when they do, people can die. Can anything be done to improve this underfunded service?

Patient care and value for money to be key factors assessed in study