More than 43,000 people dead by time ambulance arrived in 2022 – data

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Paramedics work extremely hard to save lives but have been let down by a Conservative government starving the NHS of resources Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP The Lib Dems are calling for a rescue plan for the NHS to help ease the pressure on ambulance services and stretched hospital resources. Data was released from Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, North East Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The implication that these deaths are due to ambulance delays is misleading – the data does not show a link between deaths and ambulance waiting times and numbers have not significantly changed over the three-year period Department of Health and Social Care The party said it did not receive data back from three trusts: West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and East of England Ambulance Service. “Our priority is ensuring patients get the care they need and we are improving ambulance waiting times, which have substantially reduced from the peak of winter pressures in December 2022.