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An investigation has now begun by North West Ambulance Service after it is believed that the patient died outside the hospital with no beds available on Tuesday. It comes as paramedics across the country have raised concerns that ambulances are being treated as “extra wards” as the crisis regarding the lack of hospital beds intensifies.
According to Manchester Evening News, patients are frequently being held inside ambulances for hours waiting for beds to become available.
During the summer, ambulances were seen lining up outside hospitals as the NHS was strained by the heatwave.
According to NHS workers,in the North West it is likely that more patients will have to wait in ambulances over the winter as the number of ill people will cause strain on hospital bed space.
The patient was taken to hospital on Tuesday will a chest infection, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Treatment began in the ambulance before the patient went into cardiac arrest.
A senior NHS source told The Daily Mirror that a “do not attempt resuscitation” (DNAR) order was in place so paramedics did not attempt to start the patient’s heart.
They said: “A patient was taken to hospital with a chest infection and held outside in the back of the ambulance.
“Treatment began on the ambulance, the hospital started antibiotic treatment.
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They said: “The patient has died on the back of an ambulance.
“It’s not right, it’s just insane.
“Every hospital is holding ambulances outside.
“I’ve had occasions where I’ve taken over from the night shift and the patient hasn’t even made it through the door.
“They’ve been in the ambulance for eight hours, treated there and sent back home.
“Every hospital is really struggling to get patients through the door. Some hospitals will treat us as another ward.”
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