‘Shocking waste’: NHS is spending £1m a week on private ambulances for emergencies, union says Posted on April 17, 2023 By Charlielikes The NHS has been accused of “shocking waste” after research by a trade union found it was spending more than £1m a week on private ambulances for emergency calls. news Tags:'is, ‘a, £1m, ambulances, emergencies,, for, news, nhs, on, private, says, shocking, spending, topnews, trending, union’., waste’, week