With much of the public sector in Britain grappling with shrinking budgets, the BBC's Panorama programme has been asking if cutbacks could make our emergency services slower to respond? Dialling 999 is a call that most people hope they need never make. Six weeks ago, 83-year-old Patricia Warbey of Watford suffered a nasty fall in her home. With two replacement knee caps already, she knew that she was badly injured when she dialled 999 from her mobile. More than an hour later, still lying on the floor, she rang her daughter for help. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote I think people in emergency services and the public services have got used to steady budget increases for...
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