Patient Deaths: Ambulance Waiting Times Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care
Tuesday 14th March 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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I thank the noble Lord for his contribution, as ever. Yes, absolutely; these things always have to be resolved around the table. As I say, I am pleased that we are making good progress with nurses and ambulance workers, and I hope we can get around the table and make more good progress with GPs as well.

Lord Watts Portrait Lord Watts (Lab)
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My Lords, there is a shortage of nurses, a shortage of doctors and a shortage of ambulances. What have the Government been doing for 13 years to let this crisis happen?

Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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Noble Lords will be aware that this is a situation facing people all around the world. Just today I was being grilled by a Select Committee talking about the problems in Stanford in California, where people were having to wait 48 hours to go from A&E to get to a bed. It is a worldwide issue.