Delays in Ambulance response times are proving catastrophic in Rugby. Our 18 year old son, Jamie, passed away in January 2022, after waiting over 17 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. Jamie suffered an unexplained cardiac arrest in Hillmorton, Rugby.
That ambulance was dispatched from Coventry and had to travel over 15 miles to reach Jamie. A second ambulance took 23 minutes to reach Jamie. 
Had there been ambulances stationed in Rugby, or transferring patients to an A&E department in Rugby, Jamie could have been reached in less than 7 minutes, increasing his chance of survival by more than 56%
Rugby’s population is fast growing, with a current estimated population of 110,000. An ambulance station, stand-by ambulances and a full Accident and Emergency department are critically needed in the town. 
People are dying waiting for ambulances.
West Midlands Ambulance Service removed the ambulances stationed at St Cross and the stand-by ambulances from Rugby over the past few years, with the last stand-by ambulance being removed in September 2021. The town is too big not to have emergency services.
17.3 minutes is just too long.