Richard Hall says the Minor Injuries Unit in Breconshire War Memorial Hospital saved the life of his friend, Andrew Powell.
The public meeting was held at The Castle Hotel in Brecon on Wedneday, August 28, 2024.
The public meeting was held at The Castle Hotel in Brecon on Wedneday, August 28, 2024.
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00:00Which realistically, people said, you shouldn't have taken him to the minor injuries committee.
00:05He should have gone to an A&E department.
00:08Well, I was fully aware of that, as some of you were.
00:11The men wrote to Aberdeen ambulance service.
00:14The men wrote to De Merthyr ambulance service.
00:17And I was told to call an ambulance.
00:20I phoned the ambulance. I asked them how long they were going to be away.
00:24We don't know.
00:26So, two road stops, no ambulance there.
00:29They then told me to just pull over and wait in a lane by.
00:34Andrew doesn't mind. He's a disciplined, natural person.
00:39Andrew lost his eyesight in my car within two miles of getting in my car.
00:43He then became unconscious several times on the way to hospital.
00:48There's no grey area there.
00:51The MIU saved Andrew's life.
00:54There's no grey area. They saved his life.
00:57But, if I waited for an ambulance which showed up 15 minutes later, Andrew would not be here.
01:02The MIU saved his life.
01:05Can we afford to lose that sort of level of service?
01:08The answer is no.
01:10We're a rural community and we must protect what we've got.