YORKSHIRE Ambulance Service has denied claims it downgraded 999 calls to meet target times.
Ian Brandwood, executive director of people and engagement at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said he strongly refuted claims by Unite the Union that almost 11,000 emergency calls were downgraded.
The union said a a freedom of information request revealed calls between January and December last year were downgraded.
Mr Brandwood said: "We continue to strongly refute the misleading claims of Unite the Union, which represents just eight per cent of our workforce. We don't agree with the serious allegations relating to the accuracy of our emergency call coding and financial accounts, which are both regularly audited by external bodies and have been signed off with high assurance."
** The full story is in the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper, dated January 23. **
