A devastated husband says his wife died after waiting more than 16 hours for an ambulance.
Teresa Simpson, 54, died after suffering a cardiac arrest and lack of oxygen to the brain at Hull Royal Infirmary in November.Her husband Matthew Simpson had pulled an emergency lifeline cord and the couple spoke to an operator on the phone.Matthew says he remains ‘angry’ with Yorkshire Ambulance Service and believes his wife’s life could have been saved if paramedics arrived earlier.: ‘She was my best friend, my soul mate. She was very supportive and loving.
‘One hundred per cent I believe that if they got to my wife in six hours she would still be here now because she would have got help.Tersea suffered with myotonic dystrophy ‘We both knew we were on borrowed time because of her myotonic dystrophy. But there is no way she should’ve been left to die the way she did.’
The couple were due to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary together this year but instead, Matthew will receive his wife’s ashes. In a statement, Yorkshire Ambulance Service offered him sincere condolences: ‘Our patient relations team has received correspondence from him raising concerns about our response to this incident. They will liaise directly with Mr Simpson about specific details relating to this.’
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