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Jul 2021
Yorkshire Ambulance Service sees substantial jump in 999 calls
New information has revealed that the number of 999 calls in the area was 23 per cent above the expected levels, with 3,700 calls made in recent weeks. Category One calls, the most serious life threatening situations, were up 37 per cent against the forecasted demand.
A member of staff said “It’s across the board. It’s not just us either, all ambulance trusts are feeling the same. It’s as though the public have spent last year clapping for us and this year decided they want to see if we’re as good as they think.
“We don’t know why this is happening so we can’t fix it. The workforce are all shattered and there’s no end in sight. Much as I’m desperate for restrictions to go I can only see the increase in workload causing service failure. We’re on a knife edge, 100 more calls a day would be enough to make us fall over.”
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Posted by Tony May, Partner/head of Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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