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Jul 2021
South Central Ambulance Service warns of “immense pressure” due to unexpected rise in 999 calls
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has said demands on its services were currently at levels usually seen over the new year period, adding that around 2,000 calls were coming in each day, 400 more than normal.
They said that the demand surge had so far not been linked to Covid and urged people to only dial 999 in genuine life-threatening emergencies.
The service, which covers Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, said the call numbers to the medical advice line NHS 111 had also increased to over 4,500 a day, up from 3,000 a day pre-pandemic.
Mark Ainsworth, operations director, said “The trust is experiencing immense pressure on services due to intense demand on both 999 and 111.
“We are also now at a point where staff have been flat out managing the effects of the pandemic for 18 months, so they are feeling the strain in the face of relentless pressure.”
He said the increase in calls had been mostly unrelated to Covid “so any increase in cases of the infection is a concern given how that may impact us further and we are now seeing rising numbers across the region, particularly in Reading, Portsmouth and Southampton.”
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