NI Ambulance Service (NIAS999) says it is at its 'highest level of pressure', with waits of more than 24 hours for some patients
Mr Cochrane said there was "extreme pressure in the system" in Northern Ireland, with "lots of patients waiting for very prolonged periods of time on ambulances"."We have had patients who have waited many hours in excess of the performance targets," he added.
"So in terms of our category one patients, they are the most life-threatening, we aim to get to those the quickest, and we have a target of eight minutes. "But down at the other end of that scale, we have category four patients, who we have three hours to respond to, and they are taking multiple hours, sometimes into 24 hours and beyond."Health trusts have announced a new target that ambulance handovers of patients will take no longer than three hours, including patients leaving hospital no later than 48 hours after they are medically fit for discharge and where a suitable placement is available.
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