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Paramedic warns six-hour ambulance waits will be 'commonplace' this winter

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A six-hour wait for an ambulance will be 'commonplace' this winter, a paramedic has warned amid rising concerns over pressures on the NHS.

Health services across the country are being stretched, with an increasing number of ambulances waiting outside hospitals with patients.

Richard Webber, a paramedic and spokesman for the College of Paramedics, told the PA news agency ambulances "have become cabs" as they wait to unload patients outside hospitals. READ MORE: Children to be able to book Covid-19 jab online in bid to 'make the most of half-term', health secretary announces “Our members are reporting delays of four to six hours in getting to people, which means there can be up to 15 ambulances waiting outside hospitals with patients

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