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More resources needed for local ambulance services
24/12/2019 @ 11:39
Some patients with serious medical conditions are still waiting too long for ambulances in Montgomeryshire, according to AM Russell George.
While praising the paramedics and Wales Ambulance staff, he said the service remained under resourced.
"In 2020, I would like to see the Welsh Government provide additional resources to the Wales Ambulance Service NHS Trust to ensure that patients suffering from serious medical conditions, including strokes are not put at risk of unnecessary harm," he said.
"Ambulance staff work extremely hard, providing outstanding support, often in difficult circumstances in an effort to deliver the best possible care to patients but they are simply not receiving adequate resources from the Welsh Government to do their job effectively.
"Reports that those in Powys with serious medical conditions, such as strokes are waiting too long for a response to an Amber ambulance call because of the lack of ambulance response time targets in Wales for this category of medical condition underlines the importance of the need for additional resources to be provided by the Welsh Government - both in terms of the number of ambulances on the road here in Mid Wales but also an increase in the number of paramedics and medical staff."
He added: "The safety of patients is being threatened and I will continue to call on the Welsh Government to listen to expert advice and the calls of deservedly worried members of the public until such time as this very serious issue is addressed and target times for responses to Amber calls are put in place."
While praising the paramedics and Wales Ambulance staff, he said the service remained under resourced.
"In 2020, I would like to see the Welsh Government provide additional resources to the Wales Ambulance Service NHS Trust to ensure that patients suffering from serious medical conditions, including strokes are not put at risk of unnecessary harm," he said."Ambulance staff work extremely hard, providing outstanding support, often in difficult circumstances in an effort to deliver the best possible care to patients but they are simply not receiving adequate resources from the Welsh Government to do their job effectively.
"Reports that those in Powys with serious medical conditions, such as strokes are waiting too long for a response to an Amber ambulance call because of the lack of ambulance response time targets in Wales for this category of medical condition underlines the importance of the need for additional resources to be provided by the Welsh Government - both in terms of the number of ambulances on the road here in Mid Wales but also an increase in the number of paramedics and medical staff."
He added: "The safety of patients is being threatened and I will continue to call on the Welsh Government to listen to expert advice and the calls of deservedly worried members of the public until such time as this very serious issue is addressed and target times for responses to Amber calls are put in place."
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