In February, one in ten ambulance patients in England had to wait more than 12 hours, Channel 4 reports on April 13.
On average, patients had to make two calls to the ambulance to call the brigade. The arrival time for emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes has been increased to 40 minutes, even though the goal is a wait of no more than 18 minutes.
At the same time, 7.22 million people, that is, more than 10% of the country’s population, were on the waiting list for treatment and diagnosis. These are record numbers.
The television channel recalls that this news comes in the context of the third day of the auxiliary doctors’ strike. Health Minister Steve Barclay said he was ready to come to the negotiating table to discuss the issues of raising doctors’ salaries. However, the union said it would not accept any preconditions.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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