Jack Goodwin
11 Feb 2021 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Greater Manchester South
The coroner's concerns
1. ambulance response delays
“The inquest heard that at the time of the calls to NWAS on 15th December 2017 they were very busy. The script used by the call handler allowed them to indicate that they were busy. However it did not allow for any suggestion or discussion about whether he would be better to make his own way there or allow for the provision by the call handler of a realistic timescale for the ambulance arriving. As a consequence it was difficult for the call maker to make an assessment of the best course of”
Responses
2021-0036-Response-from-NHS-England_Published.pdf ↗· NHS England
Stated action
“Ambulance services have committed to amending their case exit scripts, where necessary, to provide an estimated waiting time for these lower acuity calls.”