54 A&E turnarounds took over 45mins
The ambulance downtime refers to the turnaround time measured from when an ambulance arrives at an A&E department until it has ‘cleared’ the location, the Health Minister has revealed.
This included patient handover to relevant clinical personnel and making the vehicle ready for the next call.
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Hide AdA minority (54 of a total of 1,171) turnarounds took more than 45 minutes.
One hundred and forty five took over 30 minutes; 612 took over 15 minutes and 360 took less than 15 minutes.
Health Minister Edwin Poots gave the details at the Stormont Assembly.