Wife died after waiting 16 hours for ambulance despite frantic 999 calls

A devastated husband says his spouse died after ready greater than 16 hours for an ambulance.

Teresa Simpson, 54, died after struggling a cardiac arrest and lack of oxygen to the mind at Hull Royal Infirmary in November.

She suffered from diabetes and a muscle-wasting illness and had fallen unwell at her house in Hull.

Her husband Matthew Simpson had pulled an emergency lifeline twine and the couple spoke to an operator on the cellphone.

However an ambulance solely arrived when Matt made a second 999 name whereas Teresa was ‘lifeless’.

Matthew says he stays ‘offended’ with Yorkshire Ambulance Service and believes his spouse’s life might have been saved if paramedics arrived earlier.

He advised Sky Information: ‘She was my greatest buddy, my soul mate. She was very supportive and loving. She was in a wheelchair, sure, however she by no means as soon as moaned about her sickness.

‘100 per cent I imagine that in the event that they obtained to my spouse in six hours she would nonetheless be right here now as a result of she would have gotten assist.

The couple had been as a result of have fun their twenty fifth marriage ceremony anniversary this 12 months (Image: SWNS)

Tersea suffered with myotonic dystrophy (Image: Matthew Simpson/SWNS)

‘We each knew we had been on borrowed time due to her myotonic dystrophy. However there isn't any approach she ought to’ve been left to die the way in which she did.’

The couple had been as a result of have fun their twenty fifth marriage ceremony anniversary collectively this 12 months however as a substitute, Matthew will obtain his spouse’s ashes.

In a press release, Yorkshire Ambulance Service supplied him honest condolences: ‘Our affected person relations group has obtained correspondence from him elevating considerations about our response to this incident. They may liaise instantly with Mr Simpson about particular particulars referring to this.’

Sufferers are additionally being handled in ambulances as a result of hospitals are so ‘overburdened’.

Employees laid naked to Metro.co.uk final month in regards to the acute pressures on the ambulance service and NHS over the winter interval.

A employee described how crews spend total 12-hour shifts ready exterior overburdened A&E departments.

One other advised how she tells sufferers ‘the NHS is damaged’ and mentioned she needed to be relieved by one other crew whereas caught exterior a hospital with an aged affected person on the finish of a shift.  

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