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    Refused an ambulance on a 999 call

    Your husband stated the reason you didn't take a taxi was because of you didn't have the money not because of your condition, so there seems to be some story changing going on here! I'm sorry but having no money is not the NHS's fault, and it should not burden NHS resources. In modern Britian...
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    Refused an ambulance on a 999 call

    I'm sorry to hear your baby is ill but that isn't the NHS's fault, you would have got treated quicker making your own way and not wasted time trying to get an ambulance. You simply did not need an ambulance, you needed to be in A&E yes but it is YOUR responsibility to get there as you were...
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    Refused an ambulance on a 999 call

    Sorry Anna but that isn't true. Calls are graded either R1, R2, G1, G2, G3 or G4 by caller takers using NHS pathways or AMPDS (depending on Trust and area) R1 - Is an immediately life threatening emergency such as a cardiac arrest R2 - Is a life threatening emergency such as a CVA (stoke) or...
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    Refused an ambulance on a 999 call

    You were right to be refused an ambulance, contry what other have said in this topic healthcare is your (or your wifes) responsiblity NOT the NHS. 1. If your nurse thought you required at ambulance she could have requested one (on a card 35 HCP referal, which can't be refused) 2. The fact you...
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