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Welsh response times slowest since 2011

Only 51 percent of urgent emergency responses in November arrived on scene within eight minutes; the target is 65 percent

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WALES — The number of ambulances hitting the target response time for the most urgent calls has fallen to its lowest level for three years.

Only 51 percent of urgent emergency responses in November arrived at the scene within eight minutes, 14 percentage points lower than the target of 65 percent.In October, 55.5 percent arrived within the target time. In November 2013, the figure was 63.2 percent

The Welsh Ambulance Service said they were working on underlying issues.

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