Centralisation will ‘cut risks’

By Gary Culliton. The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has said that moving the Cork, Tralee and Navan control centres to Townsend Street in Dublin will cut existing risks in these three regions and would therefore “improve the safety of services to patients”. The NAS intends to move the control centres to the existing facility in Townsend Street, pending completion of the Tallaght Control Centre. The NAS — which has undertaken risk assessments in relation to this process — is satisfied that Townsend Street can facilitate the interim move of the three control centres and is providing additional staff, training, technology…