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| Work on 'poor' ambulance stations | Work on 'poor' ambulance stations |
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| A report which goes before the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust's board says many of its stations are in 'poor condition' and need basic repair. | A report which goes before the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust's board says many of its stations are in 'poor condition' and need basic repair. |
| Building work is currently being carried out on stations and around 19 need to be brought up to basic health and safety standards. | |
| The ambulance service is also considering cutting down from 90 permanent stations to 17 larger depots. | The ambulance service is also considering cutting down from 90 permanent stations to 17 larger depots. |
| The modernisation plan has been completed after wide consultation. | The modernisation plan has been completed after wide consultation. |
| Building work is underway at Llanelli station as the station was built originally with 10 staff in mind but now there are 28 workers located there. | Building work is underway at Llanelli station as the station was built originally with 10 staff in mind but now there are 28 workers located there. |
| The quiet room had five people working there at one time, which was not fit for purpose Wayne Evans | The quiet room had five people working there at one time, which was not fit for purpose Wayne Evans |
| "There's a gents' toilet and shower room and a ladies' toilet but with 28 staff it's not adequate," said location manager Wayne Evans. | "There's a gents' toilet and shower room and a ladies' toilet but with 28 staff it's not adequate," said location manager Wayne Evans. |
| "We've got 28 members of staff on the emergency side and patient transport services side - they need the facilities. | "We've got 28 members of staff on the emergency side and patient transport services side - they need the facilities. |
| "The quiet room had five people working there at one time, which was not fit for purpose. | "The quiet room had five people working there at one time, which was not fit for purpose. |
| "We're currently undergoing a modernisation plan, very much focused on patients but obviously we have staff welfare issues as well in mind." | "We're currently undergoing a modernisation plan, very much focused on patients but obviously we have staff welfare issues as well in mind." |
| But in the long term, the ambulance service is considering cutting down on the smaller stations, keeping larger stations which would be supported by other response points around the country. | But in the long term, the ambulance service is considering cutting down on the smaller stations, keeping larger stations which would be supported by other response points around the country. |
| The response points would be shared with other parts of the health and emergency services. | The response points would be shared with other parts of the health and emergency services. |
| Work is underway at Llanelli station to modernise the facilities | Work is underway at Llanelli station to modernise the facilities |
| In August the new head of the embattled ambulance service Alan Murray, vowed to turn things around from what had been described by predecessors as a "crisis". He said £140m needed to be invested. | In August the new head of the embattled ambulance service Alan Murray, vowed to turn things around from what had been described by predecessors as a "crisis". He said £140m needed to be invested. |
| The ambulance service has been the subject of two major reports in recent months, one by Auditor General Jeremy Coleman, and the other by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. | The ambulance service has been the subject of two major reports in recent months, one by Auditor General Jeremy Coleman, and the other by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. |
| The report issued by the auditor general in 2006 referred to serious problems which had continued at the ambulance trust for several years. | The report issued by the auditor general in 2006 referred to serious problems which had continued at the ambulance trust for several years. |
| It pointed to a longstanding lack of direction as well as weaknesses in leadership at board level. | It pointed to a longstanding lack of direction as well as weaknesses in leadership at board level. |
| Inflexible shift patterns for ambulance crews had led to the service not matching the peak demands on ambulances and patient-care services, even though the overall staff and revenue resources appeared adequate. | Inflexible shift patterns for ambulance crews had led to the service not matching the peak demands on ambulances and patient-care services, even though the overall staff and revenue resources appeared adequate. |
| It also stated that management failures had left the service with an inadequate fleet of ambulances, partly because it had a fleet of 46 vehicles which were not fully fit for purpose. | It also stated that management failures had left the service with an inadequate fleet of ambulances, partly because it had a fleet of 46 vehicles which were not fully fit for purpose. |