Lives ‘at risk’ as trolley numbers soar
The National Ambulance Service Representative Association said sub-standard emergency call-out times could be further affected by the crisis in emergency departments across the country, with ambulance staff stuck with patients in hospitals because staff there cannot deal with them.
Derek O’Rourke of NASRA said the phenomenon of ambulances being left waiting outside crowded emergency departments (EDs) was already a common feature before the latest crisis which has seen record numbers on trolleys.
