Quarantine hotels: Travellers being used as ‘guinea pigs’, says paramedic couple returning to UK

A paramedic couple returning to the UK with their five-week-old daughter after four years living in Abu Dhabi have said  travellers should not be used as ‘guinea pigs’. From Monday, UK nationals or residents returning to England from 33 countries will be required to spend 10 days in Government-designated quarantine hotel at a cost of … Read more

Paramedic who raped drunk patient in her home is jailed for 21 years

Andrew Wheeler, 46, displayed an ‘arrogance and a belief that he was untouchable and protected, as he saw it, by his paramedic’s uniform,’ the judge said A paramedic who raped a patient in her own home and sexually assaulted another in his ambulance while she was unable to breathe has been jailed for 21 years. … Read more

‘I thought I was dead’: Paramedic tells of escape after parent’s house blew up in gas explosion

A gas explosion destroyed a terraced house in a Cornish seaside town last night with a bed left hanging outside.  Three people – Darren, Alan and Josie Cornish – were taken to hospital after the blast in Traly Close, Bude, Cornwall, and only suffered from shock and minor injuries.  One of the trio inside the home as it … Read more

Paramedic reveals he was SPAT at during height of Covid-19 crisis

Paramedic reveals he was SPAT at in his face while responding to a call at the start of the pandemic – and says it made him question: ‘Is this job really for me?’ Stan Baxter described the ‘pressure’ he has been under amid coronavirus crisis  Welshman revealed he was assaulted by member of the public, … Read more

Eiza Gonzalez to the rescue as she plays paramedic in action film Ambulance

Eiza Gonzalez to the rescue as she plays paramedic responding to car crash on the set of new Michael Bay thriller Ambulance By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 00:21 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 00:21 GMT, 19 January 2021 Eiza Gonzalez appeared to be ready to save some lives on Monday as she … Read more

Retired paramedic denied GP appointment is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer 

A former paramedic has been diagnosed with terminal cancer after desperately pleading to see his GP for months after services were limited because of the pandemic. Steve McGregor started having difficulties breathing in March and tried to get a face-to-face appointment at Trinity Medical Centre in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent. But restrictions on appointments because of … Read more

Paramedic shares video after patient SPAT on her in lockdown assault

A paramedic has shared an emotional video explaining how a patient she was treating spat on her in a lockdown assault that left her feeling ‘contaminated, broken and defeated’. Tracy Higginbottom was spat on while taking a young woman to hospital in an ambulance during a night shift in North Cornwall. Ms Higginbottom, who has … Read more

Paramedic shares emotional video after a patient SPAT on her in lockdown assault

A paramedic has shared an emotional video explaining how a patient she was treating spat on her in a lockdown assault that left her feeling ‘contaminated, broken and defeated’. Tracy Higginbottom was spat on while taking a young woman to hospital in an ambulance during a night shift in North Cornwall. Ms Higginbottom, who has … Read more

NHS paramedic trolled for selfie hailed an ‘inspiration to young girls’

An NHS paramedic who was shamed by cruel trolls for wearing a full face of make-up in a work selfie at the height of the pandemic, has been hailed an ‘inspiration’ and told to ‘ignore the nasty’ comments.  Laura Heath, 24, from Staffordshire, shared a viral snap of herself on Twitter in March that racked more than … Read more

Female paramedic relives stabbing ‘every time I close my eyes’ after man knifed her and colleague

A female paramedic says she relives being stabbing ‘every time I close my eyes’ after an attacker knifed her and a colleague as they responded to a 999 call.     Mother-of-three Deena Evans, 39, was stabbed once in the chest and fellow medic Michael Hipgrave , 51, was slashed across his back during an incident at … Read more