Half of weekend 111 calls abandoned at scandal-hit ambulance trust

Half of weekend 111 calls abandoned at scandal-hit ambulance trust Nearly half of 111 calls have been abandoned at weekends at a scandal-hit ambulance trust which is to be put into special measures.

NHS watchdogs found patients across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and north-east Hampshire were put “at risk of harm” because there were not enough staff to respond to their calls, resulting in long delays and patients simply giving up on the service.

The investigation highlights a litany of failings at South East Coast Ambulance Service trust (Secamb), which has been rated inadequate. The Daily Telegraph