Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:10 PM Liz Truss vows to tackle 'appalling' ambulance delays and free up hospital beds trends now

Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:10 PM Liz Truss vows to tackle 'appalling' ambulance delays and free up hospital beds trends now
Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:10 PM Liz Truss vows to tackle 'appalling' ambulance delays and free up hospital beds trends now

Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:10 PM Liz Truss vows to tackle 'appalling' ambulance delays and free up hospital beds trends now

Liz Truss vows to tackle 'appalling' ambulance delays and free up hospital beds under plan of action if she becomes the next Prime Minister Tory leadership favourite made the pledge as part of plan of action Heart attack and stroke patients wait average of 51 minutes for ambulance  Ambulance fleets then get stuck in queues outside A&E units Miss Truss promised to deal with the issues if she becomes UK PM  

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Liz Truss has vowed to tackle 'appalling' delays that mean patients are being left for hours in ambulances outside overcrowded A&E departments.

The Tory leadership favourite is promising to free up hospital beds as part of a plan of action if she becomes prime minister.

Heart attack and stroke patients now wait on average 51 minutes for an ambulance in England against a target of 18 minutes.

Entire ambulance fleets are then getting stuck in queues outside overwhelmed A&E units that do not have space to admit new patients, meaning paramedics cannot get back on the road.

In an interview with The Mail+, Miss Truss said she had heard

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