One NHS trust said it had a 14-year-old ambulance, according to the Lib Dems
The Lib Dems say patients are at risk from an increasing number of ambulance breakdowns
The Lib Dems said the figures were obtained using the Freedom of Information Act and show there were 5,159 ambulance breakdowns in England in 2018, rising every year to 7,060 in 2022 – meaning last year breakdowns occurred 19 times a day on average. London Ambulance Service NHS Trust was found to have an ambulance that was 14 years old, the Lib Dems said, with that trust also accounting for 3,800 breakdowns in 2022. But the trust also had the most ambulances of the trusts which provided data.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “This data is misleading and out-of-date. The latest data shows improved ambulance response times, despite record A&E attendances and demand for July.
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