Welsh ambulance wait times outside hospitals soar to nearly two hours, linked to NHS pressures.

In Wales, ambulance wait times outside hospitals have risen, with an average wait of nearly two hours. The Swansea Bay health board reported the longest waits, over three hours, while University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff had waits under 45 minutes. The Welsh Ambulance Trust links these delays to pressures across the NHS, affecting response times to 999 calls and reducing available ambulances. The Welsh NHS Confederation calls for addressing workforce and social care issues to improve the situation.

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