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flag Over 6,000 ambulance hours lost in Jan due to ER overcrowding in Worcestershire and Herefordshire, despite more staff and vehicles.

flag Ambulance crews in Worcestershire and Herefordshire lost over 6,000 hours in January due to delays transferring patients to hospital emergency departments, driven by overcrowded ERs despite increased staffing and vehicles. flag The West Midlands Ambulance Service, facing the country’s worst handover delays—about a third of national totals—still ranks fourth nationally for urgent care response. flag Both the ambulance service and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are collaborating to improve handover times and reduce wait times, urging the public to use alternatives like NHS 111, GPs, pharmacies, or minor injury units to ease pressure on emergency departments.

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