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The average response time in the Northern area was 64.3%, the largely rural area has seen local areas perform far worse. The Cookstown and Magherafelt areas have suffered some of the worst response times in Northern Ireland, as previously reported, http://savethemid.weebly.com/1/post/2012/10/only-44-of-life-saving-calls-responded-to-on-target-in-mid-ulster.html , These areas are 20% below the average in the Northern Area and 28% below the Northern Ireland average.
These type of performance times must be rectified more, it is not acceptable to strip areas like Mid Ulster of acute services and leave residents stranded for ambulance cover. An ambulance cannot fill the gap made by removing the A&E, the current consultation on Transforming Your Care must recognize the demand in Mid Ulster for acute services and deliver them before more lives are lost.