PMBlackburn commented Disaster specialist medics used by ambulance service for...

A TEAM of specially recruited medics trained to deal with major chemical threats or large-scale accidents were used for basic 999 jobs as the ambulance service dealt with a period of unprecedented pressure.Paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team, which is based in Mansfield, were called 35 miles out to Lincoln County Hospital to help speed up the handover of patients to hospital staff and provide interim care.The staff are supposed to be on call at all...