Elizabeth Leah
19 Feb 2015 · Coroner John Pollard · Manchester (South)
A similar concern from this report was raised again 2 times later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed ambulance response leading to transport of vulnerable patient by taxi
“On describing the circumstances, the Care Staff were told that they would get a call back from NHS within 60 minutes. They were also informed that there would be a delay of up to 6 hours for the ambulance to arrive. 50 minutes later the ambulance service called back and advised that she should be taken to hospital in a Taxi.”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“On describing the circumstances, the Care Staff were told that they would get a call back from NHS within 60 minutes. They were also informed that there would be a delay of up to 6 hours for the ambulance to arrive.”
Later report
“when they found Mr [name redacted] and rang for an ambulance they were told that due to the ongoing demands on the Ambulance Service that it would be approximately 6 hours before one could attend and transport Mr [name redacted] to hospital.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
This report
“They were also informed that there would be a delay of up to 6 hours for the ambulance to arrive.”
Later report
“The time between calling the ambulance service and an ambulance arriving was in excess of 14 hours.”