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The Independent UK
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Rebecca Thomas

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Patients forced to wait for 24 hours in ambulances data shows | History Defined

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Patients were forced to wait for 24 hours in ambulances and 600 crews waited more than 10 hours to hand over patients, latest data shows.

Tens of thousands of ambulance hours were lost in April as paramedics were forced to wait for more than 10 hours outside of A&Es, according to an analysis by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, seen by The Independent.

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