根据一份新报告，救护车将患者移交给医院的延迟时间过长，导致患者病情恶化，甚至有人因此死亡。
Long delays in handing over patients from ambulances to hospitals are causing their condition to worsen, with some dying as a result, according to a new report.
Unison表示，“停车场护理”仍然是一个严重问题，因为患者因急诊科交接延迟时间过长，只能在救护车后部或医院走廊等待。
Unison said 'car park care' is still a huge issue as patients wait in the back of ambulances and in hospital corridors due to long A&E handover delays.
该工会对英格兰超过600名一线急救人员进行的调查显示，床位短缺和压力增加导致患者被困在救护车或医院担架上长达12小时，呈现出“令人震惊的现状”。
The union said a survey of more than 600 frontline emergency staff in England revealed an "alarming snapshot" of how bed shortages and mounting pressures have led to patients spending up to 12 hours stuck in ambulances or on hospital trolleys.
接受调查的救护车工作人员中有五分之三表示，患者在其照护期间病情恶化；超过三十分之一（3%）的人报告称，有人因未能及时送达急诊科而死亡。
Three in five ambulance workers surveyed said the condition of patients deteriorated while in their care and over one in 30 (3%) reported people had died because they could not be taken to A&E departments in time.
Unison表示，由于医院容量不足，救护车实际上已成为临时病房。
Unison said ambulances have effectively become makeshift wards because hospitals lack capacity.
接受调查的人员中有超过四分之一表示，车辆在几乎所有班次中都被用作医院人员评估或照顾患者的额外空间。
More than a quarter of those surveyed said vehicles are used as extra space for hospital staff to assess or care for patients during almost all of the shifts.
一半的人表示，他们曾将患者转送至X光、CT扫描或其他检查，随后又将其送回救护车后部。
Half said they have transferred patients to X-ray, CT scans or other tests and then returned them to the back of an ambulance.
Unison全国救护车官员沙兰·班德沙（Sharan Bandesha）表示：“将救护车或走廊用作临时治疗室是不可接受且不安全的，尤其是当患者需要紧急治疗时。”
Unison national ambulance officer Sharan Bandesha said: "Using ambulances or corridors as makeshift treatment rooms is unacceptable and unsafe, especially when patients need urgent treatment.
“救护车人员已无法再履行他们接受的培训 — — 通过及时为患者提供所需护理来挽救生命。”
"Ambulance staff can no longer do the job they trained for - to save lives by getting people the care they need.
“医护人员被迫连续数小时目睹病弱人群因病房过满而病情恶化。”
"Crews are forced to watch for hours on end as sick and vulnerable people get worse due to overflowing wards.
“‘停车场护理’危机不容继续下去。”一名救护车工作人员表示，他曾考虑让患者留在家中，以免他们不得不在医院排队等候数小时。
"The car park care crisis can't be allowed to continue." One ambulance worker said he considered leaving patients at home so they did not have to queue for hours.
卫生和社会护理部发言人表示：“尽管去年冬季的救护车和急诊科表现是近五年来最好的，但我们知道，仍有太多患者等待时间过长。”
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "While last winter saw the best ambulance and A&E performance for almost half a decade, we know too many patients are still waiting too long.
“正因如此，英国国家医疗服务体系的专业团队正在为那些承受最大压力的地区提供支援，同时增设紧急治疗中心，并采取措施优化患者在医院内的流转流程。”
"That's why expert NHS teams are supporting the areas facing the greatest pressure, alongside expanded urgent treatment centres and action to improve patient flow through hospitals.
“与此同时，我们努力提升民众获取全科医生服务、药房服务以及就近心理健康援助的便利性，从而帮助更多人在家附近获得所需治疗，减轻急诊科的不必要压力，让患者能更快地得到恰当的诊治。”英国国家医疗服务体系发言人说道，“过去一年里，该体系在改善急症与紧急医疗服务方面取得了显著进展。”
"At the same time, we are helping more people get care in the community through improved access to GP and pharmacy services and mental health support closer to home, reducing avoidable pressure on emergency departments and helping patients get the right care faster." An NHS spokesperson said: "Over the last year the NHS has made significant progress in improving the delivery of urgent and emergency care.
“今年，医院服务需求屡创历史新高，但整个英国国家医疗服务体系的工作人员都在竭尽全力，确保救护车送医交接时间不超过45分钟。”
"Throughout this year we have seen record-breaking demand for hospital services, but staff right across the NHS are working hard to ensure that ambulance handovers take no longer than 45 minutes."