SO it’s happened, people dying because of the failure of an ambulance able to respond.

The hollow apologies from the PM and Health Secretary are meaningless.

The Government tells us that there is record employment which should mean more revenue, therefore more funds for front line services.

These of course are massaged figures with low paid workers on zero hour contracts who pay very little or no tax.

The Government needs to get a grip of the situation and start acting now or we will lose the NHS.

There are no simple solutions, but we elect and pay these people to govern on our behalf.

If we are truly one of the worlds’ largest economies we should not be struggling like this.

It is total mismanagement and we’re in a real mess.

Alan Barrass, Shildon