Staffing emergency as 999 workforce shrinks while demand increases, data shows

Staffing emergency as 999 workforce shrinks while demand increases, data shows  The number of ambulance staff is falling despite a rise in demand, according to a Daily Mail analysis.

The workforce in England had been increasing since April 2019 but has dropped for three months in a row, analysis of NHS figures reveals.

From October last year to March this year, the number stayed above 18,000, while it now stands at 17,847, the lowest since September last year.

See also:

• Ambulance chiefs blasted by Health Secretary over 'unacceptable' ambulance handover delays The Daily Mail
• NHS 'misled' public over growing crisis of A&E waiting times The Daily Telegraph