A UK woman waited 16 hours for an ambulance to arrive and died while waiting for the same. Teresa Simpson, 54, is the victim of this tragic incident. She lived in Hull, UK, and was suffering from diabetes and a muscle-wasting disease. Her husband, Matthew, called for help. However, the ambulance did not arrive. Matthew claims that he made a further 999 call when his wife appeared “lifeless”. That is when the ambulance arrived. The two celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. He said, “I’ve lost my wife, my best friend, and my soulmate.”
The case of another UK woman falling victim to this is not uncommon as 500 people a week are dying as a result of delays in emergency care. The numbers were given by the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Adrian Boyle. Yorkshire Ambulance Service got back to Matthew for an apology. The statement read, “Our patient relations team has received correspondence from him raising concerns about our response to this incident. They will liaise directly with Mr Simpson about specific details relating to this.” However, the grieving husband was not pleased.
UK Woman Dies After Waiting For Ambulance
Matthew expressed his anger. He said, “Sixteen hours and 45 minutes I had to wait and they only came because I had to ring them back and say she was lifeless. One hundred percent I believe that if they got to my wife in six hours she would still be here now because she would have got help.” In a different conversation, Matthew said, “They said they would send an ambulance but said they couldn’t give me a time limit because they were extremely busy.”
He continued, “She was still communicating with me, so if they came out within a six-hour time limit they would have realized her sugar level had dropped, they would have taken her in and she would have been in the hospital getting medical attention. If she had a heart attack, she would have been on a heart monitor and seen to straight away.”
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson told the media, “We recognize the pressures the NHS is facing following the impact of the pandemic and are working tirelessly to ensure people get the care they need, backed by up to £14.1bn additional funding for health and social care over the next two years.”
