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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Laura Connor & Emer Scully

Stroke victims wait 51 minutes for an ambulance as unions warn of NHS 'collapse'

Ambulance waiting times for people suffering strokes, chest pains and other emergencies have trebled in less than two years.

New figures from the GMB union show average callouts for Category 2 calls in July 2020 were under 17 minutes.

In 2021 they hit 22 minutes. But by April this year they were 51 MINUTES – when the target time is 18.

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