MOVING TO FRONT FROM DECEMBER 20--AS THE COMMENTS SADLY CONFIRM, THE SITUATION IS INDEED GRIM
I guess this is the legacy of Tory rule:
Countless harrowing incidents have called attention to the ambulance problem in Britain, including that of an elderly man whose family covered him with a tarp as he waited seven hours after falling outdoors, and a 17-year-old soccer player who waited for four hours lying on a rainy field after suffering a neck injury....
Ambulance services across the country, almost all of which are part of the National Health Service and managed by an area’s local health trust, have described a rising number of deaths linked to long waits. One English ambulance service noted that the number for its crews had risen from just one in 2020 to at least 37 in 2022.
Curious to hear from UK readers whether this grim picture is accurate. Waiting hours for emergency help is pretty horrifying.
