Ambulance delays ‘put 40,000 patients at risk’ during record-breaking heatwave
Ambulance delays ‘put 40,000 patients at risk’ during record-breaking heatwave
July horror stories included one ambulance crew waiting 26 hours outside a hospital for admission (Picture: Getty)
Nearly 40,000 patients were put at risk during July’s record 40°C heatwave due to ambulance delays across Britain, data suggests.
The alarming figures, revealed by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), show the NHS is ‘on its knees’ even without a Covid…