Government brands ambulance performance 'clearly unacceptable' as desperate paramedics overwhelmed
The government has branded North West Ambulance Service performance 'clearly unacceptable'. The comments come as hundreds of people have been left waiting hours for ambulances this week.
On Tuesday, the crisis continued as once again hundreds of vehicles were stuck outside hospitals, unable to hand over patients to doctors and get back out onto the road to help the people waiting for an ambulance. "That is why we are prioritising health and social care with up to £14.1 billion over the next two years, on top of record funding. This winter, we are taking action to reduce ambulance handover delays.
At 5pm on Monday , more than 600 patients were waiting for an ambulance across the North West, the service said. Another 100 emergency vehicles were parked outside of hospitals waiting to handover patients. The latest turmoil comes ahead of impending industrial action, as paramedics, call handlers, emergency care assistants and other ambulance workers have voted in their masses to strike - over pay and patient safety.
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