Ambulance services in Kirklees hit by snow

The ambulance trust said it was doing all it could to get out to emergency calls but was cancelling non-emergency journeys with its patient transport service for people due to attend routine hospital appointments weekend.

A spokeswoman said: “We would like to reassure the public that we are making every effort to get to patients as quickly, and as safely, as possible despite the severe weather conditions and extremely hazardous driving conditions for our ambulance crews.”

She said the patient transport service was only running for patients with urgent medical needs, including essential renal and cancer treatments..

Patients are being asked not to call the patient transport service registration line if their query is about travel affected by the weather.