The Welsh Ambulance Service declared a critical incident on Monday, December 30. It was declared due to "extreme pressure on the 999 system and extensive hospital handover delays".
On Monday night, more than 340 emergency calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared. At the same time, more than half of the trust's ambulance vehicles were waiting to hand over patients outside hospitals. As a result, some patients were waiting many hours for an ambulance, with delays to answer calls.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spok...
On Monday night, more than 340 emergency calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared. At the same time, more than half of the trust's ambulance vehicles were waiting to hand over patients outside hospitals. As a result, some patients were waiting many hours for an ambulance, with delays to answer calls.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spok...
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