Colin and Maggie Stone waited nearly 24 hours for an ambulance to arrive.
A bereaved husband said his wife might still be alive had an ambulance not taken nearly 24 hours to arrive.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it received the first call for help from the Stones at 12:01 GMT on 23 December and an ambulance arrived on 24 December at 11:56.to the request for help due to 700 calls waiting to be dispatched.Maggie Stone died in hospital four days after waiting nearly 24 hours for an ambulance
"I can't bring an adjective to mind that goes anywhere near describing my annoyance at the present system," he said. Remembering his wife, he said: "She was vivacious, she was dynamic, she was effervescent, she was my lifeboat."South Western Ambulance Service declared a critical incident due to the number of calls
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