Thread: Patient dies after ambulance driver clocks out of work en route to the hospital!!

A critically-ill patient died after a paramedic took a detour en route to hospital - so he could end his shift.

He drove his ambulance to a depot to swap over with another crew, insisting that he was already 15 minutes late clocking off.
The diversion added half a mile to the journey and meant precious minutes that could have been vital in saving Ali Asghar's life were lost.
The driver even failed to notify his replacement that the 69-year-old, who had suffered a stroke, was deteriorating and close to death.


The ambulance finally arrived at hospital 35 minutes after the 999 call was made, but Mr Asghar died of a heart attack soon after being taken into accident and emergency.


Patient dies after ambulance driver diverts to depot instead of hospital - because he'd over-run his shift | Mail Online