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A 999 patient died after an ambulance driver diverted to the depot instead of going to hospital - because he had over-run his shift.
The driver complained to a colleague that he was 15 minutes past the end of his duty and wanted to clock off.
The News of the World reported that he got out of the ambulance without even telling his replacement there was a critically sick case being tended by another medic in the back.
The new driver headed to the hospital as quickly as he could - but the detour had added half a mile to the journey.
The patient, who had suffered a stroke, deteriorated during the drive and died of a suspected heart attack soon after arriving at A&E.
The driver, a paramedic, and the medic who was in the back, an advanced technician, have since been suspended as health chiefs investigate the delay.
Ambulance controllers took a call about the patient, who lived just three miles from North Tees Hospital in Stockton, Teesside, at 3.52pm on May 18.
The crew were alerted to a Category A life-threatening incident and arrived at his home at 3.57pm.
After assessing the 69-year-old man they left for the hospital at 4.13pm - for a journey taking around 10 minutes.
Instead the driver headed to his depot where he got out with the patient remaining in the back of the ambulance with the technician until the new driver took the wheel. The vehicle then left the depot and arrived at the hospital at 4.27pm.
Doesn't this make your hair stand on end? It's bad enough when sick and injured people die after being passed by strangers in the street, but for it to happen with a paramedic who was in the middle of taking care of you and decided to take a break, it's terrifying. If it's true they should lose their jobs, and they should also be sued by the patient's family.
The driver complained to a colleague that he was 15 minutes past the end of his duty and wanted to clock off.
The News of the World reported that he got out of the ambulance without even telling his replacement there was a critically sick case being tended by another medic in the back.
The new driver headed to the hospital as quickly as he could - but the detour had added half a mile to the journey.
The patient, who had suffered a stroke, deteriorated during the drive and died of a suspected heart attack soon after arriving at A&E.
The driver, a paramedic, and the medic who was in the back, an advanced technician, have since been suspended as health chiefs investigate the delay.
Ambulance controllers took a call about the patient, who lived just three miles from North Tees Hospital in Stockton, Teesside, at 3.52pm on May 18.
The crew were alerted to a Category A life-threatening incident and arrived at his home at 3.57pm.
After assessing the 69-year-old man they left for the hospital at 4.13pm - for a journey taking around 10 minutes.
Instead the driver headed to his depot where he got out with the patient remaining in the back of the ambulance with the technician until the new driver took the wheel. The vehicle then left the depot and arrived at the hospital at 4.27pm.
Doesn't this make your hair stand on end? It's bad enough when sick and injured people die after being passed by strangers in the street, but for it to happen with a paramedic who was in the middle of taking care of you and decided to take a break, it's terrifying. If it's true they should lose their jobs, and they should also be sued by the patient's family.
HiJo- Wise Sage
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Re: Paramedic
OMG, that's disgusting! How many people in not vital jobs work 20, 30 minutes past their shift because they are in the middle of something, never mind people in life saving positions
It's awful to think that someone would put 10 minutes of their free time above the life of another human being.
It's awful to think that someone would put 10 minutes of their free time above the life of another human being.
Re: Paramedic
Isn't it frightening and disheartening that these so called health care professionals care so little for the people they serve. In my job, if something happens on my shift I deal with it. If it means I have to stay late to do the paperwork , then that's just the way it is.
lulu- Elder Council
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I could almost cry reading this. How callous would you have to be, banging on about your rights to finish your shift on time?
Sally- Elder Council
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