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83-year-old patient with heart conditions drove 140 miles by car for tests at a Welsh hospital

A pensioner from Ceredigion, who has survived two heart attacks and three types of cancer, had to drive himself for more than four hours to a hospital in Haverfordwest after the ambulance service refused him non-emergency transport because he owned a car. The service admitted the mistake and changed its procedures. A pensioner from Ceredigion, who has survived two heart attacks and three types of cancer, was forced to drive himself for more than four hours to a hospital in Haverfordwest after the patient transport service refused him non-medical transport because he owned a car. The service admitted the mistake and changed its procedures.

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