{"id":27546,"date":"2021-02-16T17:19:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=27546"},"modified":"2021-02-16T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:19:48","slug":"10m-ambulance-upgrade-fund-gets-cautious-welcome-from-rhondda-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/10m-ambulance-upgrade-fund-gets-cautious-welcome-from-rhondda-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a310m ambulance upgrade fund gets cautious welcome from Rhondda doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ambulancetoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Welsh-Ambulances.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"385\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ambulancetoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Welsh-Ambulances.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"385\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Credited: Welsh Ambulances from the Welsh Ambulance Service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Ambulance service Trust is to receive 84 upgraded and modernised ambulances as pat of a \u00a310 million investment by the Welsh Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With ambulance services and the NHS under severely increased pressure due to the pandemic, Vaughn Gething, the Welsh Health minister, said the ambulances will be able to deliver the best care to patients, as well as supporting surges in services due to the pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move has been welcomed Dr Jay Karia, a GP\u00a0in Rhondda, who works closely with the ambulance service on a daily basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: &#8220;Improvements in medical technology and advancements in ambulances will mean many more patients will receive better care.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he also explains: &#8220;Although these new ambulances are great, there is a bigger issue that the government needs to look at, especially when it comes to the long waiting times for ambulance crews to hand over patients to the Accident and Emergency. 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