minimum service levels from government ministers? after arriving at the derriford hospital in plymouth, an 83 year old dementia patient waited in the back of an ambulance outside a&e for 26 hours before being admitted. this was the 23rd of december, window strikes were taking place. professor martin green is chair at care england he gave this reaction to the announcement from the health secretary. i m confused as to what is new in this announcement. we have had the delayed discharge fund, we ve had £500 million which is supposed to be taking people out of hospital and putting them into community care settings. there is a long distance between a political announcements there is a long distance between a political announcement and what actually happens on the ground, and interestingly, this afternoon, i spoke to one of my members in nottinghamshire who have 110 beds that they have been trying to offer to the nhs over