Coroner issues warning over year-round ambulance delays in England
06-05-2024 14:09 via theguardian.com

Coroner issues warning over year-round ambulance delays in England

Wiltshire coroner writes to health secretary after inquest of man who died after waiting more than 5 hours for ambulance A senior coroner has issued an official warning about the “significant disruption” being caused to ambulance services as vehicles wait for hours to transfer patients into hospital, highlighting that the problem now happens all year round rather than only in winter.David Ridley, the senior coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, has written to the UK health secretary, Vi
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