Man, 87, waits seven hours for ambulance on garden centre floor

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Craig family James Craig was left lying on the garden centre floor for several hours

A great-grandfather who broke his leg in a fall spent seven hours lying on the floor of a garden centre while waiting for an ambulance. James Craig, 87, was waiting so long for emergency help that the nursery in North Lanarkshire had to stay open well past its 17:00 closing time. His granddaughter Mariann Whitson said she had lost faith in the ambulance service as a result of their experience.

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