Record waiting times in England’s ambulances in week before strikes

Record waiting times in England’s ambulances in week before strikes Close to one in four ambulance patients in England waited more than an hour with crews before being admitted to A&E, in what was the worst winter week on record.

The record numbers came a week before thousands of ambulance staff, paramedics and others in England and Wales went on strike on Wednesday, leaving the NHS unable to respond to many 999 calls. The Guardian