Wait outside A&E averages nearly two hours | Global News Avenue

New data shows that ambulances have been waiting for averaged nearly two hours in order to surrender patients outside Wales Hospital.

Data collected by BBC Wales through A Freedom (FOI) requestIt also showed 23,334 ambulances for at least four hours to wait for patients outside A & E outside A & E.

At the same time, nearly 73,000 ambulances waited at least an hour-2023 increased by 18 %, the highest number of people each year.

The Wales Ambulance Trust Foundation said that the transfer delay is the symptom of the entire NHS of Wales and the stress that can be checked. “It” thinks very differently about providing future services. “

In December alone, there were more than 6,500 ambulances, which took at least an hour outside Wales A & E, which was the second highest number in the record.

A “very rare” On December 30, the ambulance service announced a key event -S when more than half of the vehicles are transferred to the patient when they are waiting for A & E.

At that time, its CEO stated that this would affect the service’s ability to respond to 999 calls.

In these cases, the ambulance personnel must stay in the car with the patient because the emergency unit does not have a room where the room is safe.

Official figures, how many hours of these numbers are measured by the goal of transferring patients higher than 15 minutes, but the total number of December exceeds 25,000 hours.

The new number shows that the average waiting time for the average waiting in December is more than two hours-more than three hours in the Swanxi Bay Health Committee.

In 2024, the average waiting time of Swansea Bay (the main emergency room is Morriston Hospital) exceeded three hours and zero.

At the same time, in the Kafu and Valley Health Committee, the switching time of the Grand Fu University Hospital was less than 45 minutes.

The Swan West Bay Health Committee stated that this was “disappointed” for the latest numbers, because the efforts of the past year have caught it into an ambulance, that is, the ambulance is waiting outside the emergency room.

It said that this was supported by the recent NHS performance figures, which showed the second best position of the “loss time” in December and the one -hour delay.

It said: “In other words, we have been waiting for the patient to wait for the ambulance for too long, and we apologize for this.”

“We have been looking for how to manage the demand for services and ensure the improvement of traffic through the hospital.

“To do this, we need to be discharged in time in time-we have been working with local authorities partners.”

Lee Brooks, executive director of the Wales Ambulance Services, said the switching delay has greatly reduced the number of ambulances in the number of ambulances that can respond to the community.

He said: “We deeply regret that these delays have the impact on our patients and their families.”

“This is not the service standard we provide, we realize that this is not the public’s expectations for us.

“The time required to turn from the ambulance to the emergency department is not directly within the scope of our control, so we think very differently about the way of providing services in the future.”

Mr. Brooks added: “We don’t think more ambulances are answers.”

“We are actively studying that we can use different methods to use different skills to ensure that patients get correct nursing or suggestions.”

In December last year, 47.6 % of the “red” ambulance that threatened his life immediately arrived within the target time and was the same as last month.

But the average daily number of red calls is 217, the highest in the record.

Mr. Brooks said that the public can provide help through appropriate services and only call 999 to achieve the emergency situation of serious and threatening life.

The Wales NHS Federation representing the Health Council said that under huge pressure, the increase in delay of the transfer of ambulances is the “very obvious symptom” of the entire system.

Its director Darren Hughes said: “Ambulance services and NHS leaders are working closely to reduce the delay of the transfer of ambulances, share good practice and treat more people in the community.”

“However, this is an overall problem. Social nursing plays a vital role in preventing people’s hospitalization and faster discharge of discharge when supporting people’s independent time longer.

“The industry plays a vital role in providing safe and timely care in NHS.”

He emphasized: “Among some hospitals, 20 % of beds were occupied by patients waiting to leave.