Lanarkshire mum's anguish at 20-hour ambulance wait after collapsing in husband's arms

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A couple have slammed a 20-hour wait for an ambulance which left it too late for a crucial scan to diagnose the problem.Shanice Robertson, 30, had a fit and collapsed in husband Scott’s arms.They waited 20 hours for the ambulance but by the time mum-of-two Shanice arrived at hospital, medics said it was too late for a scan to reveal what caused it.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I called for an ambulance at 3.16pm. "My wife had never had seizures before and it lasted about 20 seconds.”North Lanarkshire Council worker Scott said he had to wait in a queue before he was even able to get connected on March 13 but the call handler told him she would send help straight away.

He added: “She asked me another couple of questions about COVID and said she had updated the system.“She then said there was no one available at this time to come out.“I thought we would maybe wait an hour but after two hours passed, I called back and they said they were still arranging help but that there was still no one available.” The couple, of