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Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 23 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 March 2006. It was answered by Shaun Woodward (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Ambulance Service (Ards Peninsula)

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) ambulances and (b) emergency ambulances cover the Ards Peninsula (i) on weekdays, (ii) at weekends, (A) during the day and (B) overnight.
Answer

Cover for the Ards Peninsula is provided by A and E ambulances from Newtownards and Bangor ambulance stations. Shift patterns for these stations are shown in the following table. The figures refer to the number of ambulance crews available during each shift. There is no difference between ambulances”” and emergency ambulances””.

Shift Patterns Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Ards
08:00–20:00 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
10:30–21:00 1 1 1 1 1 — —
08:00–15:30 1 1 1 1 1 — —
20:00–08:00 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
20:00–07:00 — — 1 — — 1 1
Bangor
08:00–20:00 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20:00–08:00 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

In addition, one rapid response vehicle is deployed in the area every day from 8 am to 8 pm.While cover is generally provided from the Newtownards and Bangor stations, the Northern Ireland ambulance service will send the nearest available ambulance to an emergency incident if the local vehicles are already deployed.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
62106; 444 c1041-2W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Ambulance services Ards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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