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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I think there is always going to be an ambulance service.......I cannot see how it could be removed.....especially when you think of the number of 'critical incidents' there have been over the last few years.
But, there are finite resources both financial and logistical, so it goes without saying that there will be times when there isn't enough service to meet the needs.
Therefore, I think the coding of emergencies is the only way for the service to be effectively managed.
The only other way would be(shudder) to put ambulance services out to private tender and perhaps be able to call on these when the service is stretched to its limits.
I'm not sure how this would work in a practical sense, or for that matter how it would be paid for...other than the obvious...which is to make those who misuse the ambulance service pay dearly for that misuse.

Talking of misuse:
Lancashire ambulance bosses accused of being 'tactless' over luxury cars (From The Westmorland Gazette)