it could be a three hour wait. what s going through your head at this point? you ve tried everything. you literally know that it s got to be emergency care. it s scary. yeah, it s scary. and you start to think, what s going wrong now? what can we do? how is this going to end up? like nearly 100,000 children across the uk, emergency care is a crucial part of their everyday lives. normally we would be saying to them, well, you know, if this is happening, this is when you call the ambulance, and don t worry, they ll be there within 10, 20 minutes. at the moment, you can t rely on there actually being an ambulance able to come in that short length of time. got emergency blue box with a standard tracheostomy tube. fortunately, an ambulance was diverted and within a0 minutes christopher was rushed to hospital where a resuscitation team were ready and waiting. these children need that
than five or ten minutes. we did phone back to say, you know, look, we ll get christopher to hospital ourselves. and that was the point at which we were told, there s actually an ambulance in the next village. it s making its way to you. he was finally rushed to hospital, where a resuscitation team were ready and waiting. these children need that extra level of care. it s not their fault that they need it. the health system needs to work. it s essentially important that it works. christopher survived and is back at school. but the worry is always there. if the health service breaks down and does not function, is christopher has an episode like that, he would not be here. the government says it is planning to improve services with 5000 more beds and 800 new ambulances. check off you ve got everything
to them, well, you know, if this is happening, this is when you call the ambulance, and don t worry, they ll be there within 10, 20 minutes. at the moment, you can t rely on there actually being an ambulance able to come in that short length of time. got emergency blue box with a standard tracheostomy tube. fortunately, an ambulance was diverted and within 40 minutes christopher was rushed to hospital where a resuscitation team were ready and waiting. these children need that extra level of care. it s not their fault that they need it. christopher survived and is back at school. but the worry is always there. if the health service breaks down and doesn t function, if christopher has an episode like that, he would not be here. the government says it is planning to improve services with 5000 more beds and 800 new ambulances.
with a standard tracheostomy tube. fortunately, an ambulance was diverted and within 40 minutes christopher was rushed to hospital where a resuscitation team were ready and waiting. these children need that extra level of care. it s not their fault that they need it. christopher survived and is back at school. but the worry is always there. if the health service breaks down and doesn t function, if christopher has an episode like that, he would not be here. the government says it is planning to improve services with 5000 more beds and 800 new ambulances. check off you ve got everything they need to keep christopher safe. ruth clegg, bbc news.