Ambulance delays crisis: Streeting must make a statement to Parliament

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Responding to reports that heart attack patients are being advised to make their own way to hospital while six of England’s ten ambulance trusts are at risk of service failure, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan said:

"The shocking reports on the state of ambulance services are extremely concerning, and show the dire situation in which the Conservative government has left so many of our vital NHS services.

"Lack of services and wait times spiralling out of control are leaving some of the most vulnerable patients at significant risk and without the emergency treatment they deserve.

"The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Health Secretary to urgently make a statement to Parliament and bring forward a plan to save ambulance services and avoid this crisis deepening through winter."

ENDS

Notes to Editor

The Sunday Times article is available here.