Martin Clark

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By Jayne McCubbin and Nick TriggleBBC News

Patients with emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes in Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>England had to wait Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>More Than Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>90 Minutes on average for an ambulance at Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The End of 2022.

It came after a sharp deterioration in 999 Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Response Times in Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>December - They were nearly twice as bad as November.

Record worst waits were also recorded for life-threatening cardiac arrests, while A& E waits of over four-hours reached their highest level ever.

Patient groups warned the delays would be leading to real Harm .

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About the Data

Data for Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>England is shown by NHS trust, where Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Trust includes at least one hospital with a Type 1 A&E department. Type 1 means a consultant-led 24 hour A&E service with full resuscitation facilities.

When you enter a postcode for a location in Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>England you will be shown a list of NHS trusts in your area. They will not necessarily be in order of your closest hospital as some trusts have Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>More Than one hospital. Data for Wales and Scotland are shown by NHS board and by Health and Social Care trust in Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Northern Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Ireland .

Comparative Data is shown for a previous year where available. However, where trusts have merged there is no like-for-like comparison to show. Earlier Data is not available for all measures, so comparisons between years are not always possible.

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Combined, the Data - Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Released by Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Nhs Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>England - represents the worst-ever set of emergency care figures since modern records began in 2004.

The figures show:

" Pressures on the NHS right now are intolerable - with patients paying Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Price , " said Louise Ansari, national director of the Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Healthwatch Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>England patient group.

Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Royal College of Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Emergency Medicine believes up to 500 people a week could be dying because of the problems accessing emergency care.

'My dying husband could not get an ambulance'

When Data -tip='kisi' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Martin Clark , 68, started suffering with chest pains Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>At Home in Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>East Sussex in November, his wife immediately called an ambulance.

But none came. She phoned another Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Three Times before her and her son decided to drive Martin to hospital themselves 45 minutes later.

When They arrived, the father-of-Five went into Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Cardiac Arrest and, despite receiving medical attention, died.

His wife, Ann, said while waiting for an ambulance Martin had been crying out in pain and at one point wrote a note saying: " I don't think I'm going to make it. Love you. "

It was excruciating, Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>She Said , adding: " He was let down very badly. They should have come. "

Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The South East Ambulance Service has apologised for not being able to send a crew.

Downing Street said " people will be rightly concerned" by Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Waiting Time figures.

The Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Prime Minister 's spokesman added Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Ambulance waits in particular were clearly " not acceptable" and tackling the problems was one of the government's key priorities.

The Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch, which investigates incidents in the NHS, has previously warned about Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Risk to patients from ambulance delays.

One of Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Key problems is the long delays crews face at accident and emergency units.

The handover of patients should be done within Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>15 Minutes - But in November, a third of handovers took Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>More Than Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>30 Minutes .

By Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The End of the Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>December , this had risen to Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>More Than 40%.

Unions say patient safety is one of Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Key reasons ambulance staff are striking. Wednesday saw the in Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>England and Wales.

'Extreme delays Can 't be new normal'

Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, of Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The British Heart Foundation (BHF), said " The difference between life and death Can be a matter of minutes When someone is having a Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>Heart Attack or stroke.

" Extreme delays to emergency heart and stroke care cannot become a new normal.

" Healthcare staff are doing all They Can - But there aren't enough of them and many will be working in difficult conditions without fit-for-purpose facilities. "

Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>The Department of Health and Social Care said it recognised the pressures the NHS was facing following the pandemic and was " working tirelessly" to ensure people received the care They needed.

This included an extra £750m being invested this winter to free up hospital beds and unlock some of the delays in the emergency-care system.

This is being targeted at improving care in the community Data -tip='diger' Data -kimlik='3863466'>As One in eight hospital beds are occupied by patients who are medically fit to leave But cannot be discharged because They need support.

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