Lincolnshire Health Committee wants 'flawed' consultation to be reviewed
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The Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire is to write to the Secretary of State to ask for East Midlands Ambulance Service’s (EMAS) “flawed” consultation to be reviewed – with the committee’s ultimate goal being a return to a dedicated ambulance service for the county.
Meanwhile, the members also quizzed the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) on its death rate figures being higher than expected and received a number of reassurances.
The decision to write to the Government was made at its meeting yesterday (March 20), after the committee expressed concerns over EMAS’ recent consultation process and its ambulance response times.
A woman has died after the ambulance she was travelling in crashed
An investigation has begun after an elderly patient travelling in an ambulance died after it went off the road, and crashed into a ditch in Lincolnshire.
It happened in the early hours of this morning in Sibsey near Boston. Although the ambulance was on its way to hospital, it didn't have it's emergency sirens or lights on at the time.
The crashed ambulance being taken away Credit: ITVIn the background, the ambulance in a ditch Credit: ITVThe road was closed until the scene was made safe Credit: ITV
There are concerns about the response time of ambulances if stations are closed Credit: ITV Central
The leader of Derbyshire County Council is concerned that changes to East Midlands Ambulance Service will mean slower reponse times in rural communities.
Sixty-six stations across the region are to be closed and replaced with thirteen purpose-built 'superhubs'.
Hinckley ambulance station is one of 65 in the region threatened with closure Credit: ITV Central
People worried about proposals to close ambulance stations in the East Midlands will be given the chance to voice their concerns today at a public meeting.
Hinckley ambulance station is one of 65 in the region threatened with closure under plans to replace them with superhubs.
A mother and her two children are in hospital after they were rescued from a fire at a house in Baskerville Road in Stoke on Trent. A 22 year old woman and her two children, a six year old boy and a two year old girl, were taken to North Staffordshire hospital. They are in a stable condition.
