Pilot scheme will see trained volunteers responding to ‘category three’ calls where extra help needed due to mobility problems
She told the Guardian: “It’s not acceptable … it’s a very, very significant loss of that basic agreement with the public about the NHS, which is that if you dial 999 and you need an ambulance – which an old person who has fallen downstairs does need – you’ll get one in a timely way.
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