A&E GP says critical patient faced 20-hour ambulance wait on non-strike day

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An A&E doctor has compared conditions in the crisis-hit NHS to “the Third World,” 🔴 The doctor says the family of one unconscious patient had to drive them to hospital after being told an ambulance would take 20 hours tor reach them on a non-strike day

took part in a second day of industrial action in a dispute over pay.

“You can no longer reliably access safe, timely, high-quality healthcare in this country. It’s nothing to do with the strikes, that is on a day-to-day basis, that is normal for this country. “Ambulance strikes have historically led to slightly lower demand on the day followed by surges after as people actively avoid or delay seeking help when they know an ambulance won’t come.”

Dr George said that, even before the ambulance workers’ strikes, people were facing challenges in their attempts to access healthcare.

 

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