Ambulance and A&E delays are putting patients ‘at risk’

A coroner in Wales issues a formal warning ordering NHS bosses to make improvementsPatients’ lives are being put in danger by long delays for vital NHS care, a coroner has warned, following the death of a 93-year-old woman who waited 10 hours for an ambulance and another two to get into A&E.Ambulance hold-ups, staff shortages and the difficulty of getting speedy A&E care have contributed to “numerous” deaths and may claim more lives, according to John Gittins. He outlin