A 999 call system which was designed to pick out Covid patients has been slammed by former senior paramedics and labelled “poor”.
Shock research has found call handlers at the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) got it wrong in 94 per cent of suspected coronavirus cases between April and August 2020.
The study – led by ex-SAS consultant paramedic turned academic Dr David Fitzpatrick – found worrying increases in the numbers of patients “non-conveyed” to hospital.
