An angry member of the public confronted Health Secretary Steve Barclay in the street during a TV appearance, demanding to know why the Government has done 'nothing' about lengthy waits for ambulances. The cabinet minister was speaking to media outside Moorfields Eye Hospital in central London when the woman interrupted him.
She outlined how 'people have died' during long waits for emergency services and questioned what the Government had done 'in 12 years' to resolve the problem. This comes after a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) showed that patients were facing 'frequent and prolonged' waits for ambulances.
The report exposed several cases, such as that of an elderly patient who died after waiting 14 hours for assistance from South Central Ambulance Service. On Thursday, Mr Barclay was given a tour of an operating theatre by surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital, before speaking to press on the street outside.
