BBCNEWS BBC News September 9, 2021 16:40:00
Some of the longest waits are for people needing hip and knee replacements and cataract surgery. and ambulance waiting times also continue to miss their target. our health correspondent anna collinson reports. this cctv footage shows the agonising wait for help after a man's heart stopped beating. an ambulance crew takes over half—an—hour to arrive. the target is seven minutes. shortly after, the patient passed away. his son, a doctor, believes the delay caused his death. every minute of delay counts in the situation where you have a cardiac arrest. cpr is important, but it will not in its...