The Latest Breaking News from AACE

Violence and abuse against ambulance staff in UK at highest level on record

Those responding to 999 calls are the victims of an average of 433 attacks every week

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

Shock over record number of attacks on ambulance crew

Ambulance leaders said that there are a growing number of ‘violent assaults’ against staff.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Ambulance crews stuck at A&E miss thousands of 999 calls a day in England

Exclusive: paramedics unable to respond to 100,000 calls a month as they wait to hand over patients

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

Ambulance handover delays put 57,000 patients at risk of harm, report warns

The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives also said 6,000 patients suffered ‘severe harm’ as a result of the situation in December alone.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Revealed: Ambulance delays cause ‘severe harm’ to record 6,000 patients a month

Exclusive: More than two-thirds of patients do not trust they will get life-saving care on time, poll reveals

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Ambulance service in England ‘in meltdown’ as one in four 999 calls missed in October

NHS heads warn patients dying every day as A&E logjams cause 169,000 hours of crew delays in worst-ever month

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022

Tens of thousands waiting too long for 999 calls to be answered in England

Exclusive: The number of emergency calls taking too long to be answers has increased 24-fold to 37,000

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Ambulance staff experiencing ‘horrific’ abuse and attacks, NHS warns

‘Being attacked so violently by someone I was trying to help completely changed me’, says one paramedic

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022