Heart attack patients told to take themselves to hospitals due to ‘significant pressures’ on ambulance service

Thousands are harmed monthly by ambulance delays - (PA Archive)

Patients in the West Midlands, including some of those suffering heart attacks, are being asked to get themselves to hospital amid worsening pressures on ambulance services this winter.

The West Midlands Ambulance Service has advised its 999 call handlers to ask patients if they can make their own way to the hospital when services are under high demand.