Deaths caused by ambulance delays soar as unions accuse Tories of 'criminal negligence'

The number of deaths caused by ambulance delays has risen massively in some parts of the country.

Figures for the West Midlands show just one patient died in 2020 because an ambulance did not get to them on time.

But in the first nine months of this year, West Midlands Ambulance Service recorded 37 deaths because of delays.