Only 56 percent of life threatening calls had an ambulance at the scene within 19 minutes in the South East in 2016.
This is a drop from 61 percent in 2014.
Sinn Fein TD in Waterford David Cullinane says it’s clear there’s urgent need for investment at UHW in terms of staff and equipment.
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He’s calling on the government to implement the Higgins Report and give the hospital the funding to match its status as the main hospital for the south east.