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The Welsh Ambulance Service failed to meet its response time targets for the most urgent cases for the seventh consecutive month. The Welsh Ambulance Service failed to meet its response time target for the most urgent cases for the seventh consecutive month.
Latest figures show in December they succeeded in responding to only 56.1% of the most urgent (Category A) calls within eight minutes. Latest figures show in December they succeeded in responding to only 56.1% of the most urgent (Category A) calls within eight minutes compared to a target of 65%.
The Welsh government has set a target of 65%.
The figures show a 2.3% drop in performance compared to November.The figures show a 2.3% drop in performance compared to November.
However, in December the ambulance service responded to 12% more emergency calls than the previous month. The Welsh Ambulance Service has been asked to comment
Welsh government health minister Lesley Griffiths announced a review into the service last November.
There were more than 38,100 emergency calls in December, and of these almost 15,600 were Category A calls.
December's figures show the ambulance service responded to 12% more emergency calls than the previous month.
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams said: "The figures released today have shown that ambulance response rates in December were the lowest of any month in 2012.
"While paramedics and technical staff are striving for excellence, they are facing immense pressure and having to work with increasingly stretched resources."
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