Ambulance Response Times

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 9 July 2019.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:03, 9 July 2019

Well, I thank the Member for that point. He will know that ambulance response times in Powys are generally amongst the best in Wales. Last year in Powys, the standard waiting time for a red call was four minutes 37 seconds and amber calls were the best in response times in the whole of Wales. But he makes an important point about handover times and work is going on very purposefully through the chief ambulance commissioner to improve handover times in those Welsh hospitals where that has been a cause of concern. I wasn't aware of the point that the Member raised about Shrewsbury and Telford. Of course, my colleague the health Minister will investigate that and provide him with an answer.FootnoteLink