Man living opposite hospital had to wait seven hours when he broke his hip

An 85-year-old man with terminal cancer was left to wait seven hours in the rain for an ambulance, despite living across the road from his local hospital.

was forced to wait seven hours in the rain for an ambulance, despite living across the road from his local hospital.

That left his distraught relatives with no option but to build a makeshift shelter to try and keep him dry.She said: ‘We called an ambulance and were told that there would be a wait of between four to seven hours for an ambulance. ‘I feel sorry for the people that have gotten into the service because it must be so frustrating and heartbreaking to be in that situation.His family tried to keep him dry by erecting a shelter over him

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