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People in the UK are facing longer waiting times for ambulances

Video. 500 lives a week at risk in UK health service crisis

Updated: 02/01/2023 - 15:35 GMT+1

A senior UK health official has warned that up to 500 lives a week could be at risk as a result of a crisis in the country's National Health Service.

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