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No Improvement In Ambulance Wait Times

The 19-minute target for an ambulance to a reach life-threatening emergency was met only 57 per c...

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11.48 3 Nov 2020


No Improvement In Ambulance Wait Times


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11.48 3 Nov 2020


The 19-minute target for an ambulance to a reach life-threatening emergency was met only 57 per cent of the time between April and June of this year. That’s according to new figures released to Newstalk under freedom of information. Newstalk reporter Eoghan Murphy talked us through the latest figures.  Ciarathen spoke to one family affected Davina Porter, daughter of Maura Porter who died waiting for almost an hour for an ambulance.

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