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| Ambulance 'crisis' findings due | Ambulance 'crisis' findings due |
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| The results of an official inquiry into the state of the Welsh Ambulance Service are due to be revealed later. | The results of an official inquiry into the state of the Welsh Ambulance Service are due to be revealed later. |
| It follows a period that has seen ambulance response times worsen and three different chief executives in charge in as many months. | It follows a period that has seen ambulance response times worsen and three different chief executives in charge in as many months. |
| Auditor General Jeremy Colman was asked to investigate the ambulance service in June, shortly after the departure of then chief executive Roger Thayne. | |
| The service has since returned its worst response time figures since 2003. | |
| The Welsh Ambulance Service has gone through a period of instability, which began in May when chief executive Roger Thayne left, claiming the service was in "crisis" and needed millions of pounds of investment. | The Welsh Ambulance Service has gone through a period of instability, which began in May when chief executive Roger Thayne left, claiming the service was in "crisis" and needed millions of pounds of investment. |
| Give us the tools and we'll do the job Swansea paramedic Huw James | Give us the tools and we'll do the job Swansea paramedic Huw James |
| He resigned after being asked to make savings and warned lives were being lost because of failures. | He resigned after being asked to make savings and warned lives were being lost because of failures. |
| Shortly after his resignation, assembly members voted in favour of holding an inquiry into the service. | Shortly after his resignation, assembly members voted in favour of holding an inquiry into the service. |
| Mr Thayne's successor, Anton van Dellen, then resigned as interim chief executive in July, saying he was unable to commit long-term to the role. | Mr Thayne's successor, Anton van Dellen, then resigned as interim chief executive in July, saying he was unable to commit long-term to the role. |
| Alan Murray was announced as the new permanent chief executive in August, but the service has since returned worsening figures for emergency response times. | Alan Murray was announced as the new permanent chief executive in August, but the service has since returned worsening figures for emergency response times. |
| Alan Murray has been chief executive since August | Alan Murray has been chief executive since August |
| Last week, NHS statistics revealed that between July and September, just 54% of ambulances had reached an eight-minute target to respond to the most serious cases. | Last week, NHS statistics revealed that between July and September, just 54% of ambulances had reached an eight-minute target to respond to the most serious cases. |
| The figure was a fall from 57% recorded in the previous quarter and well below the assembly government's 60% target. | The figure was a fall from 57% recorded in the previous quarter and well below the assembly government's 60% target. |
| The auditor general's report, published on Monday, will attempt to provide answers to some of the problems experienced by the ambulance service. | The auditor general's report, published on Monday, will attempt to provide answers to some of the problems experienced by the ambulance service. |
| Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Jenny Randerson said she hoped the report would be "detailed and in-depth". | Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Jenny Randerson said she hoped the report would be "detailed and in-depth". |
| She said: "That way it will be a good foundation for the modernisation plan which the ambulance trust is putting in place at the moment. | She said: "That way it will be a good foundation for the modernisation plan which the ambulance trust is putting in place at the moment. |
| "You can't be sure that the modernisation plan is tackling the right issues until you've properly identified the problems of the past. | "You can't be sure that the modernisation plan is tackling the right issues until you've properly identified the problems of the past. |
| "I think the public have a right to know what's gone wrong and why it's gone wrong." | "I think the public have a right to know what's gone wrong and why it's gone wrong." |
| 'More resources' | 'More resources' |
| Dave Galligan from the Unison union said: "I think the one thing we can guarantee is that it will repeat everything we already know about the problems that have happened mot only over the last 12 months but...back a lot longer than that. | Dave Galligan from the Unison union said: "I think the one thing we can guarantee is that it will repeat everything we already know about the problems that have happened mot only over the last 12 months but...back a lot longer than that. |
| He said: "Once we've identified whether there are fault lines that need to be fixed then they need to be built into the modernisation plan. | He said: "Once we've identified whether there are fault lines that need to be fixed then they need to be built into the modernisation plan. |
| "It's inevitable there will be some naming, I just don't want to see scapegoating." | "It's inevitable there will be some naming, I just don't want to see scapegoating." |
| Paramedic Huw James, based in Swansea, said ambulance crews would "like to know what is going on". | Paramedic Huw James, based in Swansea, said ambulance crews would "like to know what is going on". |
| He added: "We've just got on with something we do every day - we've done the best we can with what we've got. | He added: "We've just got on with something we do every day - we've done the best we can with what we've got. |
| "I don't think they the public appreciate how few ambulances are on the road at any one time. | "I don't think they the public appreciate how few ambulances are on the road at any one time. |
| "More resources, new vehicles - give us the tools and we'll do the job." | "More resources, new vehicles - give us the tools and we'll do the job." |