Thousands of patients are having to wait in ambulances before being admitted to A&E departments due a shortage of beds and staff.<\/p>\n
Figures reveal that in 2013-14 almost 300,000 ambulances were delayed for more than 30 minutes at A&E departments.<\/p>\n
Over 30,000 patients were forced to wait for over an hour, while one patient in the West Midlands remained in an ambulance for eight hours before being admitted.<\/p>\n
The data was obtained by the Labour party after a freedom of information was submitted to all 10 ambulance trusts in England.<\/p>\n
According to NHS guidelines, a patient should wait no longer than 15 minutes in an ambulance upon arriving at A&E.<\/p>\n
Jamie Reed, the shadow health minister, said: \u201cHospitals are full to bursting…Thousands of vulnerable people, many of them elderly and frightened, are being wrongly held in the back of ambulances because hospitals don\u2019t have the space.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Department of Health said: \u201cWe\u2019re already making good progress in reducing the number of patients waiting for 30 minutes of longer \u2013 down by almost a third last winter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are providing extra support, including \u00a328m for ambulances from funds already given to the NHS this year, to keep services sustainable year-round. In the long term, we want to reduce demand by looking after people better in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unacceptable delays<\/b><\/p>\n
If you have been caused harm because of substandard medical care, please get in touch with us today to discuss your options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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