Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 5 November 2019.
Thank you, First Minister. Of course, while there has been some progress in improving access, there is one area in which we are still performing badly, and that is the emergency response times. Over recess, I was contacted by a constituent whose elderly parent suffered a stroke. But, after waiting over an hour and a half for an ambulance, they gave up and drove to A&E themselves. Now, this isn't the first time that this has happened, and a few months ago another of my constituents also waited hours for an emergency response following a stroke. So, First Minister, why are stroke patients facing these potentially life-threatening delays, and what is the Welsh Government doing to improve emergency response times?