I am ashamed to be British.

Woman, 93, died of pneumonia after 14-hour ambulance wait lying on floor.

Coroner highlights hold-ups in transferring patients as she issues second call for action from Welsh government.

Telegraph Reporters3 August 2024.

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• Wales, 
• Ambulances, 
• Gwent

An elderly woman developed pneumonia and died after being forced to lie on the floor for 14 hours while waiting for an ambulance, an inquest has heard

Marjorie Michael, 93, fell at the residential home in Pontypool, Wales, where she lived on Sept 4 2023.

Carers were advised by the emergency services not to move her because it could worsen any injuries. But it took 14 hours for an ambulance to arrive at Plas-Y-Garn Residential Home, the inquest heard.

Now Caroline Saunders, the Gwent coroner, has raised concerns that attempts to improve wait times are “undermined” by ambulances being held up at hospitals as patients cannot be transferred.

Ambulance delays at A&Es prevent crews attending 155,000 callouts a month Report also finds 440,000 people faced ‘potential harm’ as a result of paramedics spending more than an hour ou...

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