26 October 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
… meaning that patients can often be waiting several hours for an ambulance to respond. Although the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust confirmed that a differing response will be made for haemorrhagic strokes, stating in 2020 that they will … the minority, making up, as I said, 15 per cent of stroke cases. Further, the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust stated that although there were no target times, the ideal response times for amber 1 and 2 categories …
7 October 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
… appointment safely and reliably. This is precisely why the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee, and the Welsh ambulance services NHS trust have accepted the need for further improvement in non-emergency patient transport services . For many people, reliable …
7 October 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
… How is the Welsh Government monitoring late cancellations by the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust of non-emergency patient transport in Monmouthshire and Torfaen? OQ64614
18 March 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 7
Therefore, we welcome to our evidence session this afternoon Jason Killens, chief executive officer of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust . Welcome to you, and also Angela Lewis, director of people and culture, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust …
29 June 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
… this is in regard to the pre-appointment hearing for the role of chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust . This morning, I'd like to welcome Mr Colin Dennis, who is the Welsh Government's preferred … candidate for the role of the chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust . So, good morning, Mr Dennis, and thank you for being with us this morning. Can I just ask you a first opening question …
19 March 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the impact of home-to-hospital transport provided by the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust being cancelled at short notice for patients needing to attend hospital appointments? OQ62478
26 February 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of fire and rescue services: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership and Chief Fire Adviser
… the same time, like you said, actually then support some of these pressures on the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust . We've had those formal conversations with partners to get to a point where we had, prior …
26 February 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of fire and rescue services: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership and Chief Fire Adviser
… the point around a broad emergency service in terms of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust and fire and rescue services , to my knowledge, there hasn't been consideration of that as a whole-scale change, if, Chair …
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… personal experience with some of the departments has not been so good. I also note a Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust response regarding a constituent, which included that an investigation concluded that all the emergency ambulances on duty …
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… additional £3 million for extra staff, investing in new technology and establishing joint health board and Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust improvement plans. We have been clear with health boards in South Wales West of our expectation for …
25 October 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Stroke awareness and the FAST/NESA campaign
… national emergency pressures escalation and de-escalation action plan. And this heightened demand does affect the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust 's—WAST's—ability to respond promptly to emergency calls, despite the heroic efforts of hospital patient …
26 September 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Health and Social Care System Resilience
… this, each health board has a joint ambulance improvement plan, and these were developed with the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust . Key actions in these plans will include: enhancement of services or pathways for respiratory and falls patients …
11 September 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
… not just about primary care. If you think about maternity interventions, you think about WAST, the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust , accident and emergency, all of those places are involved in this routine enquiry that is also part …
14 March 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, we've provided additional funding, established a national improvement programme and increased staffing in the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust . Where health boards take concerted, whole-system action, clear results are already being seen in reducing ambulance …
18 January 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Management of NHS pressures
… should have been spent responding to other life-threatening calls. According to the head of the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust , there have been some incidents where paramedics have started their shift, taken a patient …
14 December 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… Will the Minister make a statement on support for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust in combating waiting times? OQ58866
26 October 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
… complaints, and reduce ambulance patient handover delays. We've invested £3 million to enable WAST, the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust , to recruit 100 more front-line staff, and that's on top of the 263 they …
26 October 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
… brain damage, physical disability and mortality can increase significantly. By 2020, and pre pandemic, even the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust stated that amber performance remains a concern. So, it's therefore reasonable to vote to instruct the …
4 July 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session 4—trade unions (1)
… the provisions of the Bill. I've already mentioned HE, FE and schools, but also the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust should be part of the Bill, we consider. Thank you …
29 June 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust: evidence session with the Welsh Government's preferred candidate
… suspect it could be even more. And if you look at the strategic plan that Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has published recently, they're looking at an 80:20 switch so that, in a number of years …