Police forced to take patients to hospital as ambulances fail to show

A stroke patient died after an hour's wait for paramedics, The Telegraph can disclose, as a national inquiry is launched into how ambulance chiefs are using police officers to fill the gaps in their service

Source: Telegraph Health - November 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: ambulance delays paramedics died too long mcintosh police merseyside patient 999 calls Source Type: news