New HSE figures show that the National Ambulance Service is not meeting the response target times for emergencies. The head of the NAS told an Oireachtas committee that the service needs over 1,000 more staff, but there are challenges in recruitment |
For Echo cases, which are life-threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest, ambulances are expected to arrive 80% of the time, in just under 19 minutes.
Data supplied by Dublin Fire Brigade of its ambulance service for today's hearing also shows that the average off-load or hospital turnaround time is getting longer.In 2020, the comparable average turnaround time was 29 minutes with 6% of ambulances experiencing off-load delays of over an hour. Social Democrats Health Spokesperson Róisín Shortall TD said she had a major problem with the governance of the service.
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