hospital has spoken out, fearing lives could be at risk. Bill Ritchie’s ordeal began when he found himself coughing and struggling to breathe at his home on Friday, June 4.
But he made his own way from Tarland, Aberdeenshire, to the nearest hospital five miles away because he did not want to bother the emergency services.
Upon arriving, however, the 60-year-old found the building closed. He initially thought he was suffering the symptoms of Covid and, as he felt his condition continue to worsen, dialled 999 and asked for an ambulance.
It was only then that he realised the nearest ambulance depot was based in a town 13 miles away.Bill estimates it took around one hour for help to arrive – but it did so in the form of a single crew.And when.
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