Ambulance service pleas for 999 calls only in ‘life-threatening emergencies’
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#66SD7)
North West Ambulance Service issues appeal after hundreds of patients left waiting outside hospitals due to delays
Ambulance bosses have pleaded with people to call 999 only in life-threatening emergencies" after many patients were left waiting outside hospitals in freezing conditions.
Emergency teams in north-west England said 100 ambulances were being held outside hospitals on Monday night as a result of delays in handing over patients.
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