Health minister says life-threatening emergencies will be covered and most critical calls being answered in under 10 minutes

People with chest pain should call 999 on Wednesday despite the ambulance strike in England and Wales, the health minister Will Quince has said, but he admitted that people experiencing such pain were waiting an average of 47 minutes.

Those with chest pains or a bad fall – category 2 cases – were waiting more than an hour in some areas, Quince admitted. But he insisted that life-threatening emergencies would be covered and that the most critical category 1 calls were being answered in under 10 minutes.

Health minister says life-threatening emergencies will be covered and most critical calls being answered in under 10 minutesUK politics live – latest news updatesPeople with chest pain should call 999 on Wednesday despite the ambulance strike in England and Wales, the health minister Will Quince has said, but he admitted that people experiencing such pain were waiting an average of 47 minutes.Those with chest pains or a bad fall – category 2 cases – were waiting more than an hour in some areas, Quince admitted. But he insisted that life-threatening emergencies would be covered and that the most critical category 1 calls were being answered in under 10 minutes. Continue reading…