Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:14 pm on 11 January 2023.
Everyone involved in the work of commissioning and providing these crucial services is eager to ensure that the funding available to them is spent in the best possible way. They would like to reduce the number of patients who can't access the service. In addition to that, the Wales Air Ambulance Charity wants to make the best use of the donations made by the public and is currently developing a new long-term agreement for helicopters. That's why they want to look at the situation. This is all a valuable opportunity to look again at the way that the service is provided.
Members will be aware that the EMRTS team has brought together a comprehensive and complex proposal to develop the service and presented this to the emergency ambulance committee in November. The committee has considered the content and has asked for further information and unbiased scrutiny. The main commissioner of the ambulance service and the team have started the work anew and have put the original proposal to one side. A review is being conducted of the current service model. The chief commissioner of the ambulance service leading the review on behalf of the committee is currently developing materials to gather views, and that formal process will commence as soon as possible. The review and evidence-gathering process will ensure that the right things are taken into account so that the views and concerns of all crucial stakeholders can be fully understood. I have asked the individual leading that to consider what's been said in this Chamber today. Rhun.