Local Assembly Member Paul Davies has criticised the Health Minister, following new figures that reveal the Welsh Government has missed its ambulance response time target again. In Pembrokeshire, response time statistics for Category A calls still show Pembrokeshire below the Wales target of 65%. Indeed those figures showed that 272 people waited more than 8 minutes for an ambulance and 107 people waited more than 15 minutes for an ambulance in potentially life-threatening circumstances.

Speaking from the Senedd Mr Davies said, "I'm disappointed that once again figures have shown that people across Pembrokeshire are waiting too long for an ambulance in a Category A emergency. It's essential that patients and their families have the confidence that in an emergency, they can dial 999 and receive a very swift response, but sadly, as we hear time and time again, this is simply not the case. It's particularly worrying that targets have not been met during a largely warm, dry summer - these figures do not bode well for the winter months ahead."

He added, "Sadly, the Welsh Government's centralisation agenda, which has led to services being relocated and hospital beds being axed, is making matters worse. Answers are now needed from Labour Ministers as to how they have left this to go on for so long and what action they intend to take to put it right."