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Baroness Chapman of Darlington Excerpts
Tuesday 1st April 2014

(10 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington Portrait Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
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Who is responsible for the disgraceful increase in the numbers of people across the country waiting hours in pain and indignity for an ambulance?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Jeremy Hunt
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We have 1.2 million more people going to A and Es every year. The ambulance service has, on the whole, been doing a good job, but there have been areas where there are problems. We need to change our attitude towards the capabilities of ambulance services, particularly the ability of paramedics to treat people on the spot, and we are driving through that change.