Ambulance Response Times

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:02 pm on 6 March 2018.

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Photo of David Rowlands David Rowlands UKIP 2:02, 6 March 2018

Well, I thank the First Minister for that answer, but does he feel that it is unacceptable that one of my elderly constituents, after suffering a fall, had to wait over 10 hours for an ambulance to arrive? This was before the recent inclement weather. During this time, she was advised by response staff not to move in case she exacerbated her injuries. Dutifully, she lay on the bathroom floor until the ambulance arrived. I would like to state here that the care she received from the ambulance crew once they attended was excellent in all respects. Nevertheless, does the First Minister not agree with me that it is totally unacceptable that, in twenty-first century Wales, a patient has to wait 10 hours for an ambulance response?