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Heart Attack Patient, 83, Forced to Drive Four Hours to Hospital
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An 83-year-old man who has suffered two heart attacks and been treated for three cancers had to drive himself on a 140-mile round trip for heart tests in Haverfordwest. Charles Swift, from Borth in Ceredigion, was refused non-emergency hospital transport because he owned a car. The Welsh Ambulance Service says it has changed its process and retrained call handlers, but admits demand is outstripping capacity.
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