Welsh ambulance fears hospital delays may hamper terror response

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Officials fear hospital handover delays mean ambulances are not being freed when needed.

Ambulance chiefs in Wales say they may not be able to respond properly to terror attacks because of hospital handover delays.

Next week a report will be given to the ambulance service board alleging hospital officials failed to release crews from the hospital site.The ambulance service has questioned the effectiveness of release procedures.The ambulance service fears it may not be able to respond properly because of hospital handover delays

These included a fire on a ferry off Fishguard Dock in February 2023 and a gas explosion in Swansea the month after.Welsh Ambulance Service boss Jason Killens says as many as 30,000 hours are lost each month due to waits to transfer patients to hospital Handover delays were raised in the Senedd last week after the health committee was told ambulance crews often see only one patient a shift.

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