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Ambulance rescue is a postcode lottery

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Hanna Lindon, 16 May 2011 15:36

Over-reliance on sat-nav and postcodes could cause serious delays when ambulances are called to attend an emergency in open countrysideA number of ramblers groups have reported lengthy delays when waiting for ambulances, due to control room staff not being able to interpret grid references. “Groups who have called 999 after an incident have been asked for a postcode,” explains Karen ...

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Ambulance rescue is a postcode lottery

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Hanna Lindon, 16 May 2011 15:36

Over-reliance on sat-nav and postcodes could cause serious delays when ambulances are called to attend an emergency in open countrysideA number of ramblers groups have reported lengthy delays when waiting for ambulances, due to control room staff not being able to interpret grid references. “Groups who have called 999 after an incident have been asked for a postcode,” explains Karen ...

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