Pressure on NHS Wales

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 11 January 2022.

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Photo of Heledd Fychan Heledd Fychan Plaid Cymru 1:41, 11 January 2022

(Translated)

Thank you, First Minister. Over the past week, three people in my region have contacted me regarding problems they faced in getting an ambulance for a neighbour or a member of the family. In one case, the individual was suffering a heart attack and her neighbour was told that an ambulance wasn't available for up to six hours and that they needed to find an alternative way of getting her to hospital. The phone was put down on her, as she was told that there were more calls coming through, leaving the neighbour to phone around to try and find somebody to take that individual to hospital. Fortunately, they managed to find a lift, and the individual did receive urgent treatment and she is now recovering at home. But it would have been a very different story if someone hadn't been available to take her to hospital. What support is being given by the Welsh Government to the ambulance service and our hospitals in order to ensure that services are available to take people in critical need to hospitals, particularly in areas where car ownership is not high and public transport or taxis aren't easily available?