Officials to meet over warnings on ambulance service

Senior officials with the National Ambulance Service will next week meet with GPs, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and politicians amid warnings a restructured service will cost lives in Kerry.

Concerns about Killarney’s ambulance service will be discussed with the NAS area operations manager, William Merriman.

One of the key fears is that a locally based ambulance is being tasked to emergencies in parts of north Cork, thus limiting its availability in the tourist town and surrounding areas.