Helen Morgan spent 12 hours on the front line with paramedics in Shropshire to witness the impact of ambulance delays first hand.
Helen Morgan MP with paramedics Steve Barlow and Julie Stubley
Three other patients were designated as category two and were each forced to wait two or three hours despite a target response time of 18 minutes. “My shift took place on what was a comparatively good day in Shropshire and yet there were still eight ambulances queuing outside Telford hospital. Several more were queuing in Shrewsbury when we arrived there.
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