A COUNCILLOR has branded an abusive note, left on an ambulance while paramedics attended an emergency incident, as "absolutely hideous".

It comes after paramedics found the note on the windscreen of their ambulance while attending to a patient in Lymington.

The note branded the driver of the ambulance as a "dumbass" for "fully blocking" their drive.

Now a councillor for the town, Jacqui England, has hit out at the person who left the note.

Councillor England, who represents Lymington Town at New Forest District Council, said: "It is absolutely hideous. These are people just doing their job.

"They were probably saving someone's life. They need to think about if it was them in need of an ambulance."

She added: "This is just not the thing to do."

The paramedics were also backed by their employers, South Central Ambulance service.

Paul Jefferies, assistant director of operations at SCAS, said: "It's very sad and disappointing that a member of the public felt the need to leave a note like this on one of our ambulances that was responding to an emergency.

"Our staff do think about where they are parking, but they also think about needing to move the patient out of the property in the quickest and safest way if they need to go to hospital.

"We would ask the public to think about if it was their family member or loved one that we were going to.

"I'm sure they would want us to park as near as possible in order to start treatment as soon as possible."

Local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), West Hampshire CCG, has also come out in support of the paramedics.

The group's chairperson, Dr Sarah Schofield, said: "We stand with South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and paramedic team Zoe and Chris, following the news of an abusive note being left on the windscreen an ambulance in Lymington.

"Ambulance teams and the wider NHS support patients and save lives across Hampshire.

"No NHS staff should suffer any form of abuse, and it is vital that emergency services can access people’s homes as quickly as possible to treat a medical emergency.

"We would like to thank ambulance teams for their continuous hard work and dedication, especially as we head in to the busiest time of year. #DontAbuseOurStaff."