It’s sad but if there isn’t capacity there isn’t capacity. This happened before Covid as well and if you are physically able it’s something that could save your life than just sitting at home slipping away on principle of demanding an ambulance
If they just need to transport someone and they don’t necessarily need medically trained people could the NHS send a taxi?
I don’t think there have ever been ambulances stationed in Malton. They would always have had to come out from York and then take you back, and at a quiet time on the roads it’s always likely been faster to be driven in than wait for the ambulance to get to you and then drive back. At 2am you can probably do it faster than a blue light ambulance even for the one way journey.
There’s nothing in this article that suggests it was a capacity issue.
Actually the silliest thing here is that they asked him to go into York but then had to take him to Hull for treatment, when they knew from the initial reports it was a heart attack so if that was going to need to be treated in Hull they should have asked him to get a lift to Hull hospital instead.
The important thing here isn’t saving heart attack victims. It is pouring resources into the unvaccinated.
> A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said they were sorry to hear of Mr Reagan’s concerns.
Don’t be “sorry”. Pretend BS apologies are no use to somebody having a heart attack and are an insult to the victim here. Do your job properly prioritizing ambulances for those most in need.
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It’s sad but if there isn’t capacity there isn’t capacity. This happened before Covid as well and if you are physically able it’s something that could save your life than just sitting at home slipping away on principle of demanding an ambulance
If they just need to transport someone and they don’t necessarily need medically trained people could the NHS send a taxi?
I don’t think there have ever been ambulances stationed in Malton. They would always have had to come out from York and then take you back, and at a quiet time on the roads it’s always likely been faster to be driven in than wait for the ambulance to get to you and then drive back. At 2am you can probably do it faster than a blue light ambulance even for the one way journey.
There’s nothing in this article that suggests it was a capacity issue.
Actually the silliest thing here is that they asked him to go into York but then had to take him to Hull for treatment, when they knew from the initial reports it was a heart attack so if that was going to need to be treated in Hull they should have asked him to get a lift to Hull hospital instead.
The important thing here isn’t saving heart attack victims. It is pouring resources into the unvaccinated.
> A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said they were sorry to hear of Mr Reagan’s concerns.
Don’t be “sorry”. Pretend BS apologies are no use to somebody having a heart attack and are an insult to the victim here. Do your job properly prioritizing ambulances for those most in need.