{"id":49538,"date":"2023-09-11T14:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=49538"},"modified":"2023-09-11T14:10:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:10:44","slug":"paramedics-face-ridiculous-waits-for-qualifications-to-drive-ambulances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2023\/09\/11\/paramedics-face-ridiculous-waits-for-qualifications-to-drive-ambulances\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedics face \u2018ridiculous\u2019 waits for qualifications to drive ambulances"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"articlePage_actionTrayContainer_new-DS-EntryPoint1-1\">\n<div class=\"articlePage_actionTray_new-DS-EntryPoint1-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39104\" src=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ambulance3-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ambulance3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ambulance3.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articlePage_gridarea_article-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_gridarea_article\">\n<div class=\"articlePage_articleContentContainer-DS-EntryPoint1-1 dwellTimeStartAllowed-AA1gvMC7\">\n<div class=\"articlePage_contentWrapper_new-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_contentWrapper_reducedMargin-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_contentWrapper_enableRR-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_contentWrapper_new_noMargin-DS-EntryPoint1-1\">\n<div class=\"articlePage_absoluteContentWrapper-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_absoluteContentWrapper_noMargin-DS-EntryPoint1-1\">\n<div data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;ArticleBody&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div role=\"main\">\n<section class=\"articlePageBodySection articlePage_section_new-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_section_continueReading-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_enableNewGrid-DS-EntryPoint1-1\" data-col=\"c3\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"views-article-body articlePage_body-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_body_overrides_new-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_body_overrides_font_update-DS-EntryPoint1-1 articlePage_body_mobile_min_height-DS-EntryPoint1-1\" data-test-id=\"test-article\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-is-first=\"true\" data-image-href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/cars\/news\/paramedics-face-ridiculous-waits-for-qualifications-to-drive-ambulances\/ar-AA1gvMC7?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=dec88f09b9564bbd97848cf198ef8946&amp;ei=79&amp;fullscreen=true#image=1\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1gvQxR\" data-reset-char-count=\"true\" data-rendered=\"true\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container \">\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr content-small-text  \">Paramedics are facing \u201cridiculous\u201d waits for qualifications that are required to drive <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2023\/08\/28\/lib-dem-analysis-ambulances-break-down-19-times-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.t&quot;:7}\">ambulances<\/a>, new data reveals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/cars\/news\/paramedics-face-ridiculous-waits-for-qualifications-to-drive-ambulances\/ar-AA1gvMC7?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=dec88f09b9564bbd97848cf198ef8946&amp;ei=79#image=1\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Paramedics are facing \u201cridiculous\u201d waits for qualifications that are required to drive ambulances, new data reveals. 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