3. 3. Statement: The Independent Evaluation of the Emergency Ambulance Services Clinical Response Model

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:59 pm on 28 February 2017.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:59, 28 February 2017

I just don’t accept the point that the new model means that people are being missed. Actually, the new model ensures that people with the greatest level of need receive a response where there’s clear evidence that a fast response will make a difference to their outcomes. I will keep on saying: I will be guided by the evidence, the very best available clinical evidence and advice on what is the right thing to do with the ambulance service, with the categorisation of calls and with the response to those calls. It doesn’t matter how often Darren Millar chunters away about what he wants to see happen, my determination is to make a decision that is right for the ambulance service and the people of Wales, and I don’t really mind or care whether Darren Millar agrees with that—that’s my responsibility and that’s what I will do.