:00:19. > :00:22.Some patients could be taken to hospital by taxi instead of
:00:23. > :00:25.an ambulance under a scheme launched by the Welsh Ambulance Service.
:00:26. > :00:29.It's already been rolled-out in parts of south-east Wales to
:00:30. > :00:35.It comes as new figures show almost half of life-threatening 999 calls
:00:36. > :00:36.are not reached within the target eight minutes.
:00:37. > :00:50.As a paramedic, Richard's time is precious.
:00:51. > :00:54.It is all about getting the most seriously ill people to hospital But
:00:55. > :00:58.not all patients who dial 999 need the high-tech equipment on board an
:00:59. > :01:04.ambulance or a paramedic at their side for the journey to casualty.
:01:05. > :01:07.So from now on, he will be calling patients with more minor
:01:08. > :01:12.This is not about replacing ambulances with taxis.
:01:13. > :01:16.This is about patients with minor injuries or illnesses or somebody
:01:17. > :01:19.travelling to hospital for a blood test who has been
:01:20. > :01:22.assessed by a paramedic or their doctor as being suitable, travelling
:01:23. > :01:35.You might have an elderly, frail person, somebody with dementia
:01:36. > :01:38.You are not going to put them in a taxi.
:01:39. > :01:41.There are exclusion criteria for certain groups of patients.
:01:42. > :01:44.Vulnerable patient such as the elderly or such as somebody
:01:45. > :01:46.with dementia would not be suitable to be transported by taxi.
:01:47. > :01:48.Those patients will continue to travel with ambulance crew,
:01:49. > :01:51.Taxis will be organised from the ambulance control room
:01:52. > :01:56.They are already used to ferry people to hospital
:01:57. > :02:01.for routine appointments but this new development is said to
:02:02. > :02:06.bridge the gap between that provision and situations where
:02:07. > :02:11.people need the speed and facilities only an ambulance can provide.
:02:12. > :02:14.The Unite union said it hadn't seen the details but the staff they
:02:15. > :02:17.represent believe the only real answer is more ambulance crews.
:02:18. > :02:20.This is only going to be a sticking plaster solution, in my view,
:02:21. > :02:26.The long-term solution is more crews, more vehicles
:02:27. > :02:30.on the roads themselves to be able to deliver the service.
:02:31. > :02:35.The service across Wales has improved in the last month.
:02:36. > :02:39.It is doing worse than this time last year, figures out today show.
:02:40. > :02:43.While ambulances should respond to 65% of immediately life-threatening
:02:44. > :02:51.calls within eight minutes, in July the figure was 58.3%.
:02:52. > :02:54.In June, 53% of ambulances arrived at the scene within the target time.
:02:55. > :03:03.But the ambulance service says it has received more category A calls,
:03:04. > :03:05.the most serious type of call, in July than at any time
:03:06. > :03:13.Maintaining and renewing the Welsh ambulance fleet is expensive.
:03:14. > :03:16.Today the Welsh Government has announced it is to spend ?4 million
:03:17. > :03:27.The Welsh Ambulance Service says this idea of using taxis where it
:03:28. > :03:31.can will help get the best use out of these high-tech vehicles and the
:03:32. > :03:44.South Wales Police say they're satisfied there are no implications
:03:45. > :03:47.for the force, after it was revealed their Deputy Chief Constable was
:03:48. > :03:50.Policing Commander for the Rotherham area between 2006 and 2010.
:03:51. > :03:52.South Yorkshire Police have come under fire after an inquiry found
:03:53. > :03:54.at least 1400 children in the town were sexually exploited
:03:55. > :04:06.Matt Jukes contributed to the Jay Report, which noted there was
:04:07. > :04:09.evidence police were more pro-active by 2007, and successful prosecutions
:04:10. > :04:15.Tributes have been paid to a man from Carmarthenshire who died
:04:16. > :04:19.21-year-old Jay Davies had been travelling in the country for three
:04:20. > :04:29.The cause of his death is still being investigated.
:04:30. > :04:32.A woman has been arrested after two children were rescued from a burning
:04:33. > :04:35.house in Ruabon, near Wrexham in the early hours of this morning.
:04:36. > :04:37.Neighbours helped a 10-year-old girl and
:04:38. > :04:45.A 30-year-old local woman was arrested
:04:46. > :04:48.at the scene on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
:04:49. > :04:54.The eyes of the world will be firmly on Wales during the NATO
:04:55. > :04:56.summit next week, and the UK Government says we should cash-in.
:04:57. > :04:58.More details were announced today about an international investment
:04:59. > :05:00.conference that ministers say will take advantage
:05:01. > :05:07.It's all part of a push to showcase Wales as a place to do business.
:05:08. > :05:15.Three years ago, hundreds of jobs went when the Bosch factory closed
:05:16. > :05:20.Now it has been polished up by new owners, a high-tech manufacturing
:05:21. > :05:22.firm with plans to expand, a success story that government
:05:23. > :05:30.Vince Cable chose this factory to announce plans to open the door for
:05:31. > :05:38.Compared with when I first came into office in 2010, the atmosphere
:05:39. > :05:45.There is a lot of job creation, the economy is doing better, there
:05:46. > :05:51.Next week, the Celtic Manor in Newport will host President
:05:52. > :05:58.In November, foreign businesses will be invited to the same venue to hear
:05:59. > :06:02.why they should invest in new technology in Wales.
:06:03. > :06:06.Last year Wales attracted 79 foreign investment projects.
:06:07. > :06:10.That is the highest level in 24 years.
:06:11. > :06:13.Three years after buying the old Bosch site, manufacturers
:06:14. > :06:17.have more than 100 staff here, making machinery for everything
:06:18. > :06:24.When the previous owners of this site pulled out it became
:06:25. > :06:28.But the current occupiers say they have plans to expand
:06:29. > :06:31.and the government hopes it can create the conditions for other
:06:32. > :06:36.This is a business on the right track.
:06:37. > :06:39.But the government's opponents say we haven't got
:06:40. > :06:43.the balanced recovery that the Westminster coalition promised.
:06:44. > :06:44.It has been the longest-lasting recession
:06:45. > :06:51.Where is the growth in the economy coming from?
:06:52. > :06:54.My fear is that we are seeing a return to the boom-and-bust
:06:55. > :06:57.policies of growth in house prices and consumer spending, centred
:06:58. > :07:04.The NATO summit can't be a one-off, Mr Cable says.
:07:05. > :07:07.He is hoping it will leave a lasting legacy for Wales,
:07:08. > :07:13.so that more companies come here and emulate this one.
:07:14. > :07:15.The Wales Coastal Path has given a real economic boost to communities
:07:16. > :07:20.At a conference, the Royal Geographical Society said
:07:21. > :07:22.the rest of the world could learn from the project,
:07:23. > :07:29.In its first year the path is reported to have brought
:07:30. > :07:43.One of the things we saw today at the conference was that researchers
:07:44. > :07:47.from other countries, Holland, Iceland, Germany among others, into
:07:48. > :07:51.this session because they were really interested in how they could
:07:52. > :07:59.promote such a coastal path in their own countries. Swansea city will
:08:00. > :08:02.host Everton while Cardiff City welcomed Bournemouth. Beginners will
:08:03. > :08:04.be played in one month. Let's get the weather now, here's
:08:05. > :08:08.Derek. Hello,
:08:09. > :08:10.looks like the weather is going to improve next week thanks to high
:08:11. > :08:13.pressure but that is some way off. In the meantime, the next few days
:08:14. > :08:16.are changeable with some rain, showers, gusty winds but I can
:08:17. > :08:19.promise some sunshine as well. Rain spreading north eastwards
:08:20. > :08:23.through tonight, that will clear, drying up during the early hours,
:08:24. > :08:25.the wind easing Into tomorrow morning,
:08:26. > :08:31.most places will start dry, But some showery rain will spread
:08:32. > :08:35.into Pembrokeshire, Across the rest of the UK,
:08:36. > :08:41.some rain across Scotland and North East England will clear,
:08:42. > :08:45.a lot of dry and bright weather tomorrow, some sunshine but showers
:08:46. > :08:49.in the West heavy in places, will Some sunshine in Northern Ireland
:08:50. > :08:54.with a top temperature of 18 Celsius,
:08:55. > :08:58.a warm 23 Celsius in London. In Wales tomorrow afternoon,
:08:59. > :09:03.some showery rain in the south-east and the marshes, that will clear
:09:04. > :09:06.and then the whole country will A breeze from the south west with
:09:07. > :09:16.a high of 19 Celsius in Flintshire. Into Friday, low-pressure
:09:17. > :09:18.near Scotland so an autumnal look to the weather with some rain,
:09:19. > :09:23.showers and strong winds. A breezy, blustery day on Friday,
:09:24. > :09:25.with some rain and showers, Some drier,
:09:26. > :09:29.brighter spells in the mix as well. As for the weekend,
:09:30. > :09:32.fewer showers on Saturday, Sunday the best day of
:09:33. > :09:37.of the weekend, Hopefully some sunshine at times
:09:38. > :09:43.as well. Next week it lookslike we have high
:09:44. > :09:45.pressure on the way, so the weather settling down
:09:46. > :09:57.and warming up as well. That's Wales Today,
:09:58. > :10:01.from all of us here, good night.