Published:
1:20 PM January 30, 2021
Updated:
8:37 AM January 31, 2021
Firefighters, police and the East of England Ambulance Service responded following a two-car crash in Kessingland. Picture: Lowestoft South Fire Station Twitter
- Credit: Lowestoft South Fire Station Twitter
Firefighters freed a driver from their vehicle as a village road was closed for eight hours following a two-car crash.
Motorists were warned of possible delays as diversions were put in place, after the B1437 London Road was closed in both directions from the A12 to Field Lane at Kessingland near Lowestoft on Saturday afternoon (January 30).
The road was closed about 12.20pm on Saturday, with investigations and recovery of the vehicles carried out at the scene after police, the East of England Ambulance Service and firefighters were called following a road traffic collision in Kessingland at 11.59am.
Published:
10:00 AM January 30, 2021
Farleigh Hospice has hosted a virtual training session for ambulance service members on end of life care.
- Credit: Daniel Jones Photography
Farleigh Hospice has hosted a virtual training session on end of life care for 67 members of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST).
Topics included identifying palliative care emergencies and appropriate treatments, advance care planning, identifying when someone is dying and the use of anticipatory medications.
The session was delivered by Dr Sue Griffith, Head of Education and Research at Farleigh Hospice; Daimon Wheddon, End of Life Care Lead for the EEAST; Dr Eva Lew, Farleigh Hospice Medical Director, and Dr Abi Ponnampalampillai, Farleigh Consultant.
Published:
7:45 AM January 30, 2021
The East of England Ambulance Service, police and the rapid response vehicle from the East Anglian Air Ambulance responded. Picture: Lowestoft South Fire Station Twitter
- Credit: Lowestoft South Fire Station Twitter
A man in his 50s was taken to hospital following a serious crash.
Police, the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) and an air ambulance rapid response vehicle responded after the man was injured in the crash near Caister-on-Sea, in Great Yarmouth about 8.30am on January 28.
An air ambulance spokesman said: The critical care team from Anglia One was tasked near to Caister-on-Sea by rapid response vehicle to assist EEAST and Police with a man in his 50s who was involved in a road traffic collision.
Instead of a regular ambulance taking people to an acute hospital, which can often be an inappropriate place for someone in a mental health crisis, our crews can triage people at home and arrange appropriate follow up care.
Duncan Moore of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: “From patient feedback, it was clear the importance of treating patients in mental health need in the right environment which is often away from a busy emergency department. This initiative will also help with an ever-increasing demand being placed on the region’s ambulance Trust and the wider healthcare system.”
Published:
1:54 PM January 29, 2021
Updated:
4:37 PM January 29, 2021
A refuse collector was injured following an incident with a bin lorry in Kirkley Run, Lowestoft.
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A binman has suffered a suspected broken hip after an early morning incident with a bin lorry.
Emergency services were called to Kirkley Run, in Lowestoft, at 6.50am on Friday morning, January 29, following reports a member of a refuse collection team had been injured.
The man was taken to the James Paget University Hospital with a suspected broken hip.
A spokesperson for Waveney Norse said: We can confirm that an incident involving one of our Waveney Norse refuse operatives took place in Lowestoft this morning.