‘There is no question patients are coming to harm’: Ambulance trusts on ‘black alert’ as 999 demand soars
4 out of the 10 ambulance trusts have declared ‘black alerts’ or level 4 incidents in the past few days due to overwhelming demand.
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4 out of the 10 ambulance trusts have declared ‘black alerts’ or level 4 incidents in the past few days due to overwhelming demand.
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“This includes London Ambulance Service, the South Western Ambulance Service, East Midlands Ambulance Trust and the North West Ambulance Service.”
Some crews have had to wait for 4 hours AFTER the end of a 12 hour shift before a patients is accepted by a hospital.
Some crews have had to wait for 4 hours AFTER the end of a 12 hour shift before a patients is accepted by a hospital.
It is having a serious detriment to patient care with tragic consequences in some cases.
“It cannot be right that we are not able to get to some category two patients in a timely manner – these are patients with heart attacks and strokes where time really matters.”
“It cannot be right that we are not able to get to some category two patients in a timely manner – these are patients with heart attacks and strokes where time really matters.”
“There is no question that patients are coming to harm.”
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