An ambulance service that, except in case of a major incident, has no ambulance immediately available when an urgent call comes in is in crisis. It was designed not just as a safety net but to eliminate the need for, and advantages of, private medicine. What is nowadays taken as normal working should be seen as an outrage. Anne KeatCorsham, Wiltshire• So Jeremy Hunt says there is no crisis in the NHS because there is a plan. Glynis MurphyWadhurst, Kent• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2018 19:07 UTC