Shocking Figures Reveal Over-Stretched NHS Is Spending Millions On Private Ambulances

NHS spending on private ambulances has risen by more than a fifth in two years to more than £78 million, new figures show.
Data collected by the Press Association has revealed ambulance trusts across the country are using private firms to help them answer 999 calls and transport people to hospital.
Labour shadow health minister Justin Madders said the statistics were proof that “unsustainable demands” were being placed on the health service, while the Lib Dems c