How hospital bed cuts and Covid pushed Scotland into an ambulance crisis

Explained: How hospital bed cuts and Covid pushed Scotland into a 999 crisis

Scotland’s ambulance service is near breaking point, with crews forced to wait up to 24 hours to offload patients into rammed A&E departments and staff being asked to work up to 10 hours without breaks. But how did it get to this point?

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