Exclusive: figures include one man who died during 18-minute wait for the ambulance service to answer his 999 call
‘You feel frustrated and scared’: patients left waiting for NHS care
Almost 8,000 people were harmed and 112 died last year as a direct result of enduring long waits for an ambulance or surgery, prompting warnings that NHS care delays are “a disaster”.
The fatalities included a man who died of a cardiac arrest after waiting 18 minutes for his 999 call to be answered by the ambulance service and was dead by the time the crew arrived.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Exclusive: figures include one man who died during 18-minute wait for the ambulance service to answer his 999 call‘You feel frustrated and scared’: patients left waiting for NHS careAlmost 8,000 people were harmed and 112 died last year as a direct result of enduring long waits for an ambulance or surgery, prompting warnings that NHS care delays are “a disaster”.The fatalities included a man who died of a cardiac arrest after waiting 18 minutes for his 999 call to be answered by the ambulance service and was dead by the time the crew arrived. Continue reading…
