HSE launches probe over delay in ambulance response to call

A PROBE was launched yesterday into why there was an almost 20-minute delay in an ambulance responding to a 999 emergency call in Kerry at the weekend.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

Eoin English

It is the second investigation launched by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Southern Area into the ambulance service in Kerry in just over a month.

The latest probe, being led by the chief ambulance officer and senior HSE management, will focus on an incident that occurred in Tralee on Sunday.

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