Andrew Collins
2 Oct 2018 · Coroner Andrew Barkley · South Wales Central
This report repeats 1 earlier warning, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed ambulance response to critically unwell patient
“There was a delay of some 3 hours in sending an ambulance to Mr [name redacted] when it was clear that his clinical picture was rapidly deteriorating”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“As against an internal Welsh Ambulances Services Trust response target time for an Amber 2 call of 20 minutes, an ambulance did not arrive at the scene for nearly 2 hours and 40 minutes.”
This report
“There was a delay of some 3 hours in sending an ambulance to Mr [name redacted] when it was clear that his clinical picture was rapidly deteriorating.”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“There was a delay of some 3 hours in sending an ambulance to Mr [name redacted] when it was clear that his clinical picture was rapidly deteriorating.”
Later report
“the delay in the attendance of the ambulance is significant and unacceptable.”
Responses
2018-0336-Response-by-Welsh-Ambulance-Services-NHS-Trust.pdf ↗· Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Stated action
“The Trust acknowledges your concerns regarding our lack of resourcing, which meant that there was a significant delay in attending to a critically unwell patient.”