Alert: NI Ambulance Service is ‘extremely busy’ and asks for patience

The NI Ambulance Service issued a notice this afternoon saying it is ‘extremely busy’.
By Carmel Robinson
Published 11th Mar 2022, 15:24 BST
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Those needing the service are being asked to make their own way to hospital if clinically possible.

A spokesperson said: “The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service is extremely busy at the moment.

“We ask for your patience.

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 11th January 2021 Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press Eye General view of Craigavon Area Hospital, Co. Armagh, which in the last number of days has seen a sharp increase in the number of inpatients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 11th January 2021 Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press Eye General view of Craigavon Area Hospital, Co. Armagh, which in the last number of days has seen a sharp increase in the number of inpatients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 11th January 2021 Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press Eye General view of Craigavon Area Hospital, Co. Armagh, which in the last number of days has seen a sharp increase in the number of inpatients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“If you need to call 999, do not hesitate. We will prioritise calls to provide the quickest response to the most seriously ill or injured.

“If clinically appropriate, please consider making your own way to hospital as less urgent calls will receive longer waits for an ambulance response.”

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