Ambulance dispute - Drop in number of 999 calls

Title

Ambulance dispute - Drop in number of 999 calls

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Interview with the London Ambulance Service’s Chief Officer, Tom Crosby, who says emergency calls for ambulances have slumped since army vehicles were drafted in to replace regular ambulance crews. In the past twenty-four hours there have been twenty-five percent fewer calls than normal, though he does not believe this reflects a lack of public confidence in the armed forces. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tom Crosby

Keywords

London; Emergency services; Labour disputes; Health services; Police; UK; NHS; Telephone services; Army; Ambulances; Emergency health services; London Ambulance Service

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