Half of 999 patients to be assessed on scene amid rising hospital pressures

Half of 999 patients to be assessed on scene amid rising hospital pressures Half of 999 patients will be treated on the scene instead of taken to hospital, under NHS plans to save funds and reduce pressure on Accident & Emergency departments.

The measures by the country’s biggest ambulance service mean paramedics will use video to assess patients on the spot.

Images will be beamed to medics, to decide whether a visit to A&E is necessary, or if help could be provided by a GP or community service. The Daily Telegraph