Ambulance 'failure' over NHS 111 calls
Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 11:31South East Coast Ambulance 'failure' over NHS 111 calls
An NHS ambulance trust is being investigated after it dodged national response targets to gain more time to assess some seriously ill patients.
In a pilot project, South East Coast Ambulance delayed sending help for certain 111 calls and transferred them to the 999 system, thus gaining an additional 10 minutes to respond.
Health regulator Monitor said it had not fully considered patient safety.
The trust has defended the project but acknowledged the "serious findings"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34664662
An NHS ambulance trust is being investigated after it dodged national response targets to gain more time to assess some seriously ill patients.
In a pilot project, South East Coast Ambulance delayed sending help for certain 111 calls and transferred them to the 999 system, thus gaining an additional 10 minutes to respond.
Health regulator Monitor said it had not fully considered patient safety.
The trust has defended the project but acknowledged the "serious findings"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34664662