The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is ‘establishing its current position’ after issuing an urgent warning to members of the public on 999 calls and apologising for delays.
The service issued a plea last night (December 12) asking members of the public to only call the emergency line if absolutely necessary. Bosses also apologised for delays, as they said the service was extremely stretched across the region.
NWAS chiefs said that at 5pm yesterday, more than 600 poorly patients were waiting for an ambulance across the North West. At the same time, another 100 emergency vehicles were parked outside of hospitals waiting to take patients inside.
