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It was established on 1 April 1998 and as of December 2018 has 3,400 staff providing ambulance and related services to the 3 million residents of Wales. [2] As of 1 April 2024, the trust was awarded "university" status by the Welsh government, making it the second ambulance trust to achieve university status in the United Kingdom. [3]
The Welsh Ambulance Service has declared a “very rare” critical incident because of significantly increased demand across the 999 service and almost 100 ambulances waiting to hand over ...
The Welsh government wants all patients to be seen within 104 weeks by March 2025. Wales saw record waiting times published in October, with the list passing the 800,000 mark for the first time .
Jason Killens, chief executive of Welsh Ambulance Service, made the plea after the service declared a critical incident. In addition, more than half of the trust's ambulance vehicles were waiting ...
The site was the headquarters of the Welsh Ambulance Service until 2019, when the trust moved to St Asaph Business Park. [4] [5] In 2019, the building was in the process of being decommissioned and sold. [4]
In 1977/78 ambulance services in the UK cost about £138m. At that time about 90% of the work was transporting patients to and from hospitals. The Regional Ambulance Officers' Committee reported in 1979 that: There was considerable local variation in the quality of the service provided, particularly in relation to vehicles, staff and equipment.
An under-pressure ambulance service has urged New Year’s Eve revellers to drink in moderation to help reduce demand on resources. The Welsh Ambulance Service declared a critical incident on ...
70% of "red" ambulance calls came within eight minutes (there is a 65% target). [26] Ambulance services are under resourced, staff miss breaks and have to work beyond their shift. Due to pressure sickness absences for ambulance staff reached the highest level since records began in the first three months of 2018. [27]