Heart attack patient, 83, had to drive four hours for hospital appointment

The 83-year-old was referred to withybush hospital in Haverfordwest, pembrokeshire. He made inquiries about getting non-ergency transport but was refused when he owned a car. The ambulance service said it is not always able to meet increasing demand for transport

Councillors in ceredigion make calls for better hospital transport system. One of them met swift shortly after his first appointment. The ambulance service reviewed his call and said it would not have been refused.

A charity has taken 145 calls in past two months when transport was cancelled. A third of patients are not comfortable driving to hospitals in unfamiliar areas. The charity says it is working closely with the ambulance service.