New figures show there is more pressure on ambulance crews on the Fylde coast as the number of calls to attend the most serious medical emergencies has gone up. Category one calls to treat the sickest patients have increased by eight per cent since last year while the overall number of incidents attended has risen by 3.1%.
The figures were included in a report to Blackpool Council’s Adult Social Care and Health Scrutiny Committee which heard the increased demand was being met thanks to a nine per cent increase in cover. The Fylde area now has 17 emergency ambulances, two rapid response vehicles, 16 senior/advanced paramedics, 76 paramedics and 62 emergency medical technicians of which 16 are student or newly qualified paramedics.
"Many are in agreement that the main reason for this is the inability to discharge patients safely due to the pressures on the social community care sector.” Karen Smith, director of adult services at Blackpool Council and director of the Health and Care Integration , told the meeting work was ongoing to improve patient flow so new arrivals could be admitted more quickly rather than left on trolleys in corridors.
The meeting heard the new Blackpool Ambulance Station which opened last year on Waterloo Road in South Shore was proving to be a success. Arrangements are also now mainly in place to provide alternatives to the other Fylde coast ambulance stations which have closed as part of a new ‘hub and spoke system’.
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