WALES’ ambulance service came under fire from the Senedd’s health committee today, which warned about poor response times and evidence of misogyny in workplaces.

The committee found the “red response” target, that 65 per cent of life-threatening calls should receive an emergency response within eight minutes, has not been met since July 2020.

It also found the service had the highest staff absence rates in the NHS in Wales and that pockets of poor behaviour exist within the service, including misogyny.