Over 64,000 ambulances tied up for over an hour outside congested emergency departments last year

Chief executive of Lifeline Ambulance Service, David Hall, said having ambulances tied up outside emergency departments is inhumane. Picture: Larry Cummins

Over 64,000 ambulances spent over an hour at a hospital last year before offloading a patient and getting back on the road.

It represents nearly one in every four ambulances that arrived at hospitals.