Call for action on ‘devastating’ delays as it emerges all regional services moved to highest alert level in September and October
Boris Johnson should convene an emergency Cobra meeting to draw up a rescue plan for England’s overstretched ambulance services, the Liberal Democrats are demanding.
Their plea comes amid worsening delays in ambulances answering 999 calls and large numbers of crews having to wait outside hospitals because A&E staff are overwhelmed and the hospitals have run out of beds.