8. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Wales Air Ambulance bases reorganisation

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:16 pm on 11 January 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 6:16, 11 January 2023

(Translated)

I think that some of the points that have been made on the floor of the Chamber today are important and should be taken into account, particularly, I think, the fact that when it's difficult for a helicopter to reach a certain place, you would have to use a vehicle, and that is far more difficult in rural areas. I'm sure that will be taken into account during the inquiry and the review. I would suggest that people do respond to this; that's the whole point of having this review. We need to gather views that people in the Chamber and people in our communities should respond to that process.

The process will help the committee decide what to do next, including developing options to help to improve services and increase the number of patients that receive a response from EMRTS. The process will also consider whether changes are required to the operational centres or not in order to deliver against this target. To be clear, no decision has been made. As part of the evidence-gathering process, the chief commissioner is establishing a robust process to evaluate the options in order to ensure that the best possible decision is made on the future of the EMRTS service in Wales. There's been confirmation that the formal process will take at least eight weeks, and it will be a comprehensive process in order to give an opportunity to those who are interested to make their comments. Once this has been completed, I will make a further statement. Thank you.