AMBULANCE chiefs have admitted they have difficulties providing a service in rural areas as they faced up to criticism over poor response times.
Representatives of Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) told a public meeting they could not meet national targets in Ludgershall and Tidworth without a huge increase in funding.
They had been invited to a Tidworth Area Board meeting on Monday in the wake of a death of 88-year-old Doreen Wignall from Ludgershall in December following a lengthy wait for an ambulance after she slipped on ice.
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