NHS plunged into winter crisis with heart attack patients advised to make own way to hospital after dialling 999

NHS plunged into winter crisis with heart attack patients advised to make own way to hospital after dialling 999 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

HEART attack patients are being advised to make their own way to hospital after dialling 999 in some parts of the country.

A script used by emergency call handlers has been changed to suggest people take themselves to to hospital during periods of high demand.

A leaked West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) memo, sent on November 29, said category three and four patients — with severe abdominal pain or who have fallen or are vomiting — will now be told: “The ambulance service is under…

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