London Ambulance Service declares incident as 999 calls surge
The London Ambulance service declared a 'business continuity incident' on Monday after a surge in 999 calls.
Paramedics were told the ambulance service was under extreme demand after the calls threatened to overwhelm the service. The announcement was made after more than 400 calls were made in a single hour during Monday afternoon.
“Yesterday we saw high levels of demand for our services and used tested processes to care for our patients – this allowed some people with the least urgent care needs to be treated through alternative routes" said a London Ambulance Service spokesperson.
Source: The Independent, 20 July 2021