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    Woman, 95, lies on freezing pavement with broken hip for five hours as ambulance chiefs say she ‘is not a priority’

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    Woman, 95, lies on freezing pavement with broken hip for five hours as ambulance chiefs say she ‘is not a priority’
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    A 95-year-old woman told onlookers ‘I’m going to die here tonight’ after being left on the freezing pavement with a broken hip for five hours because ambulance chiefs told her she ‘was not a priority’. 

    Winifred Soanes was unable to move due to the pain she was in, after falling over in Christchurch High Street, Dorset, at 2.30pm while out her 92-year-old husband Andrew.

    Despite multiple concerned members of the public making repeated 999 calls for an ambulance, explaining Winifred was elderly and vulnerable, they were told she ‘was not a priority’.

    Passing Good Samaritans managed to prop her head up with shoe boxes from market stallholders and a pillow from a nearby pub.

    Staff at Mountain Warehouse provided her with sleeping bags and charity shops gave blankets and hot water bottles to keep Winifred warm while she waited.

    Others provided coffee and food to help Andrew, who is an army veteran and diabetic and who refused to leave his wife’s side.

    An ambulance eventually arrived at 7.45pm on Monday and took Winifred to hospital where she remains under supervision. 

    To add insult to injury, Andrew developed a chest infection as a result of being out in the cold so long and cannot visit his wife in hospital.

    Woman, 95, lies on freezing pavement with broken hip for five hours as ambulance chiefs say she ‘is not a priority’

    Winifred Soanes was forced to wait for five hours for an ambulance in freezing conditions after falling over in Christchurch High Street, Dorset

    The 95-year-old was watched over by husband Andrew, 92, an army veteran and diabetic (pictured left) with the local community donating supplies to keep her warm

    The 95-year-old was watched over by husband Andrew, 92, an army veteran and diabetic (pictured left) with the local community donating supplies to keep her warm

    A number of concerned onlookers called 999 but were told that Mrs Soanes was 'not a priority'

    A number of concerned onlookers called 999 but were told that Mrs Soanes was ‘not a priority’

    People who helped the couple have slammed the ‘broken system’.

    Jennifer Baylis, who was working in a charity shop, said: ‘I can’t tell you how upsetting it was, she actually said “I’m going to die here tonight”.

    ‘She was in a phenomenal amount of pain and in such a vulnerable position, on a cold floor, totally reliant on complete strangers. She fell at 2.30pm and the ambulance finally showed up at 7.45pm.

    ‘We were all distressed that there was no first responder available, no police officer, literally no one available to help for over five hours.

    ‘You feel so helpless, I was so angry that they were in this position. It shouldn’t be happening in this day and age.

    ‘The NHS are fantastic once help is there. We know how hard they work. But something went very very wrong to leave a 95-year-old lady on the pavement of a high street at night.’

    David Lovell, who saw her fall and was the first to call for an ambulance, said: ‘I can’t describe how cold it was, and as it got dark, the temperature dropped really quickly.

    ‘She was lying on the cold pavement and we couldn’t move her because she was in huge amounts of pain.’

    The South Western Ambulance Service said handover delays at emergency departments remain one of the force's biggest challenges

    The South Western Ambulance Service said handover delays at emergency departments remain one of the force’s biggest challenges

    When others called again to chase up the ambulance, they were given no time frame for how long the wait would be.

    Winifred was eventually taken to Poole Hospital and is waiting for a specialist operation for her injuries.

    Andrew said: ‘The situation was dire, but it’s great to know that when they need to, the community all pull together to help.’

    A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service, said: ‘We are sorry that we were not able to provide a timely response to this patient. 

    ‘Any occasion where the care we provide falls below the high standards our patients deserve and rightly expect is unacceptable.

    ‘Handover delays at emergency departments remain one of our biggest challenges. To ensure our ambulances are available to attend the next emergency call within the community, we need to be able to hand patients over within the 15 minute national target.

    ‘We continue to work hard with our partners in the NHS and social care, to do all we can to improve the service that patients receive.’



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