Montgomeryshire MS, Russell George, has urged the Welsh Government to intervene and halt the planned closure of Welshpool and Caernarfon air ambulance bases.

The Senedd Member has urged the Welsh Government to intervene to prevent the closure of the Welshpool air ambulance base , warning that moving a base further away from mid Wales will slow emergency response times and put lives at risk.

Speaking in the Senedd this week in a debate about a petition in support of retaining air ambulance bases in mid and North Wales, Mr George highlighted that tens of thousands of people have signed petitions opposing the plan approved by the NHS Joint Commissioning Committee - a committee within the Welsh NHS, and also pointed out that both Powys and Betsi Cadwaladr health boards, which together

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