'It should not have been my dad who died in this way and it shouldn’t be anybody else’s'
A dad tragically died on Christmas Eve while waiting for an ambulance, with his devastated family calling 999 three times.
Read more:NHS boss says Covid and flu cases have not yet peaked and warns 'it’s going to carry on being tough' Daughter Minnie said: “My dad felt in his final hours that nobody was coming to help him, it’s really difficult for me and my family to live with.” But Minnie does not hold the ambulance service or NHS responsible – instead she blames years of government underfunding.
“I don’t think any of my family ever thought that if you call the ambulance they won’t come when it’s that bad. And it was that bad – Dad died. My mum is just devastated”.
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