The London Ambulance Service operates 450 ambulances; 2500 extra calls a day means an extra ~5 calls per ambulance.
Actually, 100 can’t be operated because staff is sick. So it’s an extra 7 calls per ambulance.
#bottlenecks
Actually, 100 can’t be operated because staff is sick. So it’s an extra 7 calls per ambulance.
#bottlenecks
https://twitter.com/chrisceohopson/status/1472297089614893057
Meanwhile, three months ago 
The ambulance service asked help to the fire brigades, but their staff is sick too.
The London Ambulance Service usually has 6000 calls a day distributed over 450 ambulances; that’s 13 per ambulance.
They’re now getting 8500 over only 350 ambulances in service; that’s 24 per ambulance.
An 84% increase in workload.
More, considering peaks.
They’re now getting 8500 over only 350 ambulances in service; that’s 24 per ambulance.
An 84% increase in workload.
More, considering peaks.
Turns out that 6k calls a day was the pandemic average; pre-pandemic , it was ~half that
So, ambulances today have about a bit more than three times the average workload they had before the pandemic
The virus kills also those who don’t catch it (but need care for other reasons)
So, ambulances today have about a bit more than three times the average workload they had before the pandemic
The virus kills also those who don’t catch it (but need care for other reasons)
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