AQW 26227/17-22 – PSNI assistance for Ambulance Patients

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many times in the last twelve months the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has requested PSNI assistance to bring a patient to hospital due to an ambulance crew not being available.

Minister of Health: The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has indicated that information on the number of times they requested assistance from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to bring a patient to hospital due to insufficient ambulance crews, is not available.

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