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By Amy Fenton & Ryan Merrifield A man was left bleeding to death on the floor due to a shortage of ambulances, an inquest heard. Bakery founder Bill Latham fell at his home in Broughton, Lancashire, on September 12 before being found by his son Richard lying in the porch with his leg “bent under him at a funny angle”. An ambulance was called for and despite the patient being assigned Category Three status – meaning paramedics should have arrived within two hours – it was more than six before any reached him. Bill continued to deteriorate on the way to Royal Preston Hospital and a CT scan revea…