Sore throats and false nails - the ambulance call-outs that cost millions

Sore throats and false nails - the ambulance call-outs that cost millions Ambulance call-outs are increasing, resulting in services operating under enormous, and probably unsustainable, pressure. While most calls do need an emergency response, far too many don’t. A study of 300 consecutive emergency ambulance arrivals to an accident and emergency department in London found that only 54 per cent of the patients legitimately needed an ambulance. The Independent