Brian Garrick

“During the inquest evidence was given that ambulance availability is being jeopardised by crews being delayed at hospital when handing patients over to Accident and Emergency staff.”

“Response times for ambulances attending acute medical incidents continue to be impacted by severe delays in patient handovers at acute hospitals preventing ambulances and their crews returning to service.”

“Finally, I was made aware that one of the key problems in ensuring ambulance availability is delayed handover of patients at hospitals.”

“Response times for ambulances attending acute medical incidents continue to be impacted by severe delays in patient handovers at acute hospitals preventing ambulances and their crews returning to service.”

“handover delays are impacting upon response times in respect of patients requiring emergency treatment &/or conveyance to hospital.”

“Response times for ambulances attending acute medical incidents continue to be impacted by severe delays in patient handovers at acute hospitals preventing ambulances and their crews returning to service.”

“ambulance crews is continuing to be compromised by delays at hospitals resulting in delays in response times which creates a risk to the life”

“Response times for ambulances attending acute medical incidents continue to be impacted by severe delays in patient handovers at acute hospitals preventing ambulances and their crews returning to service”

“I am concerned that these continuing delays for ambulances at hospital handovers reflects a risk of deaths into the future.”

“Response times for ambulances attending acute medical incidents continue to be impacted by severe delays in patient handovers at acute hospitals preventing ambulances and their crews returning to service.”