Today, on World Sepsis Day, the HSE is encouraging everyone to be aware of Sepsis and to familiarise themselves with the signs and symptoms, and most importantly to ask the question ‘Could it be Sepsis?’
An elderly man had to wait three hours for an ambulance after he suffered a fall despite the National Ambulance Service acknowledging it was an ‘urgent’ call.
Ambulance paramedics in Clare could be forced to engage in industrial action if the National Ambulance Service (NAS) does not immediately address the serious issue of staff shortages and ageing vehicles.