Hospital delays for rapid response too long

Cork University Hospital, University Hospital Galway and Mayo General Hospital all have the longest ambulance turnaround times at 40 minutes or more, it has emerged.

Delays at University Hospital Galway’s emergency department resulted in less than one in 10 ambulances (7.9%) spending 20 minutes or less transferring patients.

Both Mayo General Hospital (9.5%) and Cork University Hospital (10.6%) were among the top three worst performers for achieving the ambulance turnaround target of 20 minutes or less.