- A STRICKEN youth was airlifted to safety after a playground incident
involving a group of teenagers at Avon Valley School.
Rugby Advertiser 15 October 2001
- AMBULANCE staff for Rugby are enthusiastic, hard working and committed to
delivering high quality services, according to a new report. But despite this,
a report into the Warwickshire Ambulance Service by the Commission for Health
Improvement (CHI) has highlighted several areas needing improvement.
Rugby Advertiser 30 October 2002
- Air ambulance flies injured man to hospital. THE air ambulance was in
action this week after a three-vehicle pile-up on the A5.
Rugby Advertiser 28 August 2003
- A FAMILY involved in a three car pile-up near Rugby has praised the area's
Air Ambulance Service.
Rugby Advertiser 04 September 2003
- A RUGBY man is furious after receiving 'disgusting' service by Coventry
and Warwickshire Ambulance Trust. Richard Chadband, of Kilworth Road, Rugby,
is likely to make a formal complaint after his wife Joanne was treated by one
of the trust's Emergency Care Practitioners last Thursday.
Rugby Advertiser
30 June 2005
- TWO emergency fast response cars now form part of the air ambulance
service that helps save lives in Rugby.
Rugby Advertiser 28 July 2005
- A ROW has broken out in the skies above Rugby after emergency crews warned
that life-saving services are being swallowed up by bigger 'more aggressive'
regional operations - and could lead to the closure of vital services. But
regional air ambulance crews have slammed the claim by Rugby's local branch as
irresponsible and inaccurate. The debate started when the director of the
Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, started just two years ago,
said the Birmingham and West Midlands' County Air Ambulance (which serves 11
counties including Warwickshire) is taking money away from their charity by
claiming to be the 'local air ambulance' for Rugby people.
Rugby Advertiser
18 August 2005
- THE country's busiest air ambulance is still flying high and saving local
lives since it was launched two years' ago. Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
Air Ambulance first took to the skies on October 1, 2003.
Rugby Advertiser 13 October 2005
- RADICAL proposals to transform key public services in Rugby could put
lives at risk, a leading councillor has warned. The changes, which are part of
Government attempts to reorganise the delivery of major public services across
the country, would affect police, health, fire and ambulance provisions in the
town.
Rugby Advertiser 10 November 2005
- PROPOSALS to merge health services have been condemned as 'outrageous' and
could put lives in Rugby at risk, councillors have warned. Coventry and
Warwickshire Ambulance NHS Trust is one of the bodies earmarked for abolition
under government plans currently being considered. Under the proposals,
two-thirds of ambulance trusts in England will disappear and be replaced by
enlarged 'super-forces' covering larger areas. Speaking at the meeting of the
Rugby Area Committee last week, councillors voiced their opposition to the
scheme, claiming that rural areas of Rugby in particular could be neglected if
the plans were introduced.
Rugby Advertiser 19 January 2006
- Trust joins bid
to fight ambulance merger. Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, which funds care
for the elderly and mentally ill in North Staffordshire, has come out against
proposals to merge the county's ambulance trust into a West Midlands service.
Summary by
Keep our NHS Public
of Stoke Sentinel 20 January 2006
- A lack of local knowledge involved
in changes to health service provision could put Rugby patients' lives at
risk, it has been claimed. The Coventry and Warwickshire Ambulance Trust
is at the centre of proposals that could see the merger of four Ambulance
trusts across the West Midlands. Supporters say the new proposals will
leave more money for front-line services and improve efficiency. However
the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forum for the Coventry and
Warwickshire Ambulance Service say that operators in the new Trust may
lack crucial local knowledge - leading to lost time and possibly lost lives.
Rugby Advertiser 16 March 2006
- Ambulance
centres facing axe. Moves by ambulance chiefs in the West Midlands to
close two of the five ambulance call centres in the area were reluctantly
welcomed by leaders of the two towns were there will be new headquarters. The
proposed merger between West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and
Staffordshire Ambulance Service is likely to result in the two bases at
Stafford and
Brierley Hill being retained alongside a support centre in
Leamington Spa. County Councillor Len Turner said: "I cannot see how
anybody could consider it bad news for Stafford," he said. "If we have to have
a centralised unit for Staffordshire - which it seems we do because they have
forgotten the meaning of democracy - then I would welcome it. I would rather
see us keep our own ambulance service. There may have been one or two corners
that wanted polishing off a little bit but in the main the service was working
fine and if it ain't broke, why fix it ?
Having experienced the ambulance service personally in the last few weeks I
can say it is fantastic what they are able to do." Rachel Harris, councillor
for Brierley Hill, said she was pleased to see the town's call centre at
Millennium Point would not be affected. "It is a very important part of the
Waterfront trading area and for the town of Brierley Hill as a whole," she
said. "I am pleased it is not one of the centres earmarked for closure." The
trust says the changes, discussed by ambulance chiefs at a board meeting on
the 25th of this month and followed by a three month consultation period, will
see enhanced use of clinicians and new technology to ensure calls are answered
faster. The changes will also include contingency measures to cope with a
"catastrophic failure" of services. The trust added that despite the
reorganisation, it was committed to no redundancies.
Summary by
Keep our NHS Public of West
Midlands Express 7 Star 23 June 2007
- PARAMEDIC RECOVERS AFTER ATTACK. A FEMALE paramedic is recovering
after being attacked by a pair of violent thieves. The woman was injured after
disturbing two men attempting to break into a marked ambulance car which was
parked outside the ambulance station in Brownsover Lane, Rugby at shortly
before 1.30am on Friday morning. The ambulance worker was inside the station
when she heard a noise outside. She went out to investigate and found two
males dressed in hoodies attempting to break into the marked car. She shouted
at them to leave the vehicle alone, but one of the males then ran at her and
punched her in the face, causing a cut above her eye. The two thieves then ran
off along Brownsover Lane. It is believed they then ran off towards Kipling's
Island. The ambulance paramedic was taken to hospital for treatment to the
cut. Rugby
Advertiser 6 July 2007
- Paramedics rush man to wrong hospital. AMBULANCE bosses are
investigating after confused paramedics took an Overslade man to the wrong
hospital for potentially life-saving treatment. Tony Dunk, of Baffin Close,
rang an ambulance after suffering a serious angina attack at about 11.30pm on
Saturday. After being collected, paramedics took him straight to Rugby's
Hospital of St. Cross. They wheeled him out for treatment - but were left
'amazed' when doctors told them to go to Coventry instead. Recent changes mean
some seriously ill Rugby patients now go to Coventry's University Hospital for
treatment - but terminally ill Mr. Dunk's paramedics were unaware of the
changes. The 53-year-old said: "If you are ill, these delays may mean the
difference between life and death. I think it's disgusting and terrible for
people like myself." Under proposals introduced earlier this year in a review
of Warwickshire's health services, patients suffering 'acute' conditions such
as heart attacks and strokes are taken to Coventry - and access to better
facilities - during 'off-peak' times through the week and at weekends. The new
changes do not affect Accident and Emergency services at St. Cross, which
operate 24/7. Mr. Dunk, who also has chronic asthma, heart and lung disorders
and needs regular oxygen treatment, called a doctor after suffering chest
pains. Despite being taken to an 'empty' St. Cross, Mr. Dunk said doctors told
paramedics to go to Coventry instead. He said: "I said to the paramedics, 'if
it had been a heart attack, would it be the same treatment'? They did not
know. It's a terrible situation if ambulance crew don't know where to go." A
'concerned' West Midlands Ambulance service spokesperson said: "An internal
investigation has been launched which will find out exactly what happened and
what lessons can be learnt from it. The trust would be pleased to meet with
the patient concerned, at a time convenient to him, to discuss it further."
Rugby Advertiser 22 November 2007
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