Luke Brooks

“There is no register of Private landlords available in England. The court heard this was outwith other countries within the UK who had a national register. The lack of this meant that Local authorities could be hampered in not knowing up to date address/contact details when they were made aware of concerns with a privately rented . property. This is particularly important when the issue is one which is potentially life threatening ie asbestos in a property, dangerous items such as inappropriate”

“NWAS had a local policy of advising people who described symptoms of chest pain (not immediate life threatening) to not attend A&E on their own. Whilst NWAS have now revised this policy to remove this, it is not known if this could be set out in the local policies of other ambulance services.”