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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Vivienne Aitken

Leaked report shows 5,500 Scots wait longer than they should for an ambulance

A damning internal report leaked to the Daily Record shows 5,500 patients every week are waiting longer than they should for an ambulance.

The report also shockingly states no one seemed concerned that “patients were suffering unnecessary distress, harm and death ”.

The internal Scottish Ambulance Service study reported on progress of the Short Life Working Group, which was set up to tackle waiting times.

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