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but for those returning, how do they feel about coming home? genuinely, a sigh of relief. you know, we worked really hard as a team. we've come together and it's bittersweet in some ways, because we've worked extremely closely as a family. and now, obviously, we're going to be parting ways. some of us will be moving on new squadrons, new pastures. next operations, next life. really joyful actually. i'm looking forward to go back to see my wife and my dogs, and kind of get a chance to chill out, because it's been a very busy time, and four days off over two and a bit months is not a lot, so i'm looking forward to the two weeks that i have next. although raf lossiemouth personnel are now home, air policing continues over the baltic, the spanish air force now charged with securing the airspace in the region. iain macinnes, reporting scotland at raf lossiemouth. a volunteer drivers charity that takes patients to appointments says it's at breaking point, because it's having to make up for a failing nhs patient transport service. shaftesbury car link in dorset, told the bbc it's been
TeamWaysReliefSighFamilyComing-homeGenuinelyKindChanceSomeLifeSquadronsleft struggling to cope. matthew hill reports. elena has an appointment with her podiatrist. the 80—year—old relies on volunteer driver, les, to take her seven miles to the health centre. without this, well, i'd be stuck where i am. and i'd have to get ordinary taxis. shaftesbury car link serves a large geographical area from wiltshire to north dorset through to somerset, which has very poor public transport links. it has about 1200 clients on its books. many are very vulnerable. hi. could i make an appointment for next wednesday, please? next wednesday. june hull has been an unpaid director of shaftesbury car link for five years, but recently she's noticed the nhs patient transport service is letting patients down, leaving her not—for—profit
ElenaAppointmentAlesHealth-centreCopePodiatristMatthew-hillSeven80AreaShaftesbury-car-linkTaxisorganisation to pick up the pieces. there's a lady who lives locally, her son is severely disabled. she was trying to get transport for him to go to hospital. she tried to phone patient transport services, couldn't get through on the phone and phoned me in tears saying, "what do i do?" last month i spoke to a whistle—blower from nhs patient transport services who revealed hundreds of calls to their helpline were being abandoned due to long waits. hi, maggie, it's sue. are you ready? in a statement, the nhs patient transport service says it's sorry to anyone affected by delays and says it's working on an improvement plan with all other nhs organisations involved across the south west. june and her husband, martin hull, will be taking their first holiday in five years in september. unless they get more volunteers like les, they're really worried about some of the most vulnerable patients being able to get to hospital. matthew hill, bbc south today.
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