The survey showed that a third of adults who said they have called for an ambulance in the last year for either themselves or a family member made their own way to hospital due to the lengthy waiting time
A poll has shown that ambulance delays have left one in three people to make their own way to hospital. The survey, carried out by Savanta, showed that a third of adults who said they have called for an ambulance in the last year for either themselves or a family member made their own way to hospital due to the lengthy waiting time.
Seventeen per cent of them drove, while 11 per cent took a taxi and six per cent were forced to use public transport due to the wait for an ambulance being too long. Only just over half, some 55 per cent, said that they waited for an ambulance despite being in need of medical care. "Ministers should apologise to every member of the public forced to make their own way to hospital because the ambulance simply couldn’t turn up in time. The Scottish Government have continuously ignored the warnings of ambulance staff.
Top news stories today Only last month, a whistleblower who highlighted major failings in the Scottish Ambulance Service hit out after he was threatened with the sack. Figures released in December also revealed patients in life-threatening cases are facing soaring waits for an ambulance.
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