People across Wales have shared their stories of the frightening situations they have experienced due to ambulance waiting times in response to a tragic story of a mum who tragically died after waiting seven hours for an ambulance. We reported on the heart breaking story of Theresa Rowlands, whose son Darren shared how their family called for an ambulance six times in the hours which followed his mum beginning to experience sickness, stomach pains and breathing difficulties.
Each time, they were given no assurances that paramedics were on their way. After waiting more than seven hours, six paramedics turned up when it was too late, Theresa had died around an hour before. You can read the full report by clicking here. Mr Rowlands said his family have now made an official complaint to the Welsh Ambulance Service as they don't believe his mum's call was given the highest level of priority until there was no chance of saving her.
They also questioned why so many ambulances arrived at once when resources were so scarce. Since the publication of our report of the incident in Swansea on Monday, April 18, many readers have joined the discussion on WalesOnline's social media channels, with a huge number citing similar experiences, highlighting the extent of the issue. To get more health and politics stories straight to your inbox, subscribe to our Wales Matters newsletter here.
