Ambulance chief calls out acute trust over ‘lack of action’ on handover delays

Royal stoke hospital

An ambulance service has raised concerns over the record number of ‘hours lost’ to handover delays at an acute hospital on its patch, which it says is happening despite the number of arrivals being at its lowest level in seven years.

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