Pensioner crawls on hands and knees after 5.5-hour ambulance wait

By The Newsroom
Published 15th Jan 2018, 12:36 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:21 BST
The woman first called for an ambulance via her emergency button at 9pmThe woman first called for an ambulance via her emergency button at 9pm
The woman first called for an ambulance via her emergency button at 9pm
A retired NHS worker was forced to crawl upstairs on her hands and knees after waiting five-and-a-half hours for an ambulance.

The 82-year-old from Bognor Regis, who asked to remain anonymous because of her health, called for an ambulance one night just after New Year.

She told the Observer: “I had a nasty fall at home at 9pm. I could not get up.

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