My 91-year-old brother spent nine and a half hours lying on the floor waiting for an ambulance. It was requested at 6.30pm and finally arrived at 4am. He was in great pain, with a broken shoulder and a head injury. We made three 999 calls as he was drifting in and out of consciousness and slurred in speech, but then he would rally for a while. They only wanted to know if he was still breathing. He was, but, lying flat with bronchitis, it wasn’t easy. It was demoralising and upsetting to watch him and be unable to help.
The recent scenes on fracking in the Commons were understandable, but the scandal in the NHS should be foremost in everyone’s minds, whichever party they support.
Rosemary Hale
Wallasey, Merseyside
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