"Coventry's hospital second worst in whole region for leaving people waiting outside in ambulances"

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The disturbing figures for March 2018 put University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire in the second worst spot for ambulance handover delays in the whole region



A shocking 141 poorly patients were left waiting in an ambulance for over an hour to access treatment at Coventry's Hospital in just one month.

The disturbing figures make University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) the second worst in the region for ambulance handover delays in March - out of 22 hospitals.

Latest figures show the hospital missed the 60-minute ambulance handover target set by the government 141 times that month as the winter crisis rumbled on.

The poor performance has been blamed on increasing numbers of patients using hospital services and the pressure on the NHS.

Zoe Mayou, Unite Officer for UHCW, said: "This is not a reflection on the hardworking staff of the Ambulance Service or UHCW, but another example of how the Conservative Governments cuts to services across the board are impacting health services.

"A&E and ambulance service usage and delays are not only as a result of cuts to those services, but are a reflection on the impact of reduction in GPS, social services, housing and mental health to name but a few."