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| Ambulance delays: Wales' national target missed for 13 months | |
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| Ambulances in Wales have missed their national target to respond to life-threatening calls within eight minutes for the 13th month in a row. | |
| Figures for June showed 62.6% of ambulances arrived in time - up 0.1% on May, but short of the 65% target. | Figures for June showed 62.6% of ambulances arrived in time - up 0.1% on May, but short of the 65% target. |
| The Conservatives said the "deplorable" performance was due to Labour ministers' "record-breaking cuts". | The Conservatives said the "deplorable" performance was due to Labour ministers' "record-breaking cuts". |
| Ministers, who are currently reviewing whether the Welsh NHS needs more money, have been asked to comment. | Ministers, who are currently reviewing whether the Welsh NHS needs more money, have been asked to comment. |
| The number of emergency calls in June were just under 34,000, down 2.8% on the previous month. | The number of emergency calls in June were just under 34,000, down 2.8% on the previous month. |
| Eighty per cent of the most urgent calls received an emergency response within 12 minutes and 94% within 20 minutes. | Eighty per cent of the most urgent calls received an emergency response within 12 minutes and 94% within 20 minutes. |
| 'Transparent' | 'Transparent' |
| Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar said: "Thirteen months of missed targets for life-threatening calls is deplorable. | Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar said: "Thirteen months of missed targets for life-threatening calls is deplorable. |
| "It is vital that the minister (Health Minister Mark Drakeford) gets to the heart of the problem - his party's record-breaking budget cuts and the pressure they have heaped on hospitals and frontline staff. | "It is vital that the minister (Health Minister Mark Drakeford) gets to the heart of the problem - his party's record-breaking budget cuts and the pressure they have heaped on hospitals and frontline staff. |
| "Downgrading A and E units across Wales will only increase travel times and make the problem worse. | "Downgrading A and E units across Wales will only increase travel times and make the problem worse. |
| "It's now time for serious change and I will be working with the minister to make sure the changes he announced are effective and implemented as soon as possible." | "It's now time for serious change and I will be working with the minister to make sure the changes he announced are effective and implemented as soon as possible." |
| Mr Drakeford announced earlier this month that the ambulance service is to be made directly responsible to a body made up of the seven health boards and might be renamed. | Mr Drakeford announced earlier this month that the ambulance service is to be made directly responsible to a body made up of the seven health boards and might be renamed. |
| He told AMs the aim was to base the service's priorities on "clearer and more transparent criteria". | He told AMs the aim was to base the service's priorities on "clearer and more transparent criteria". |