Mr. Robert Morton:

Cohorting would also release the vehicles. We would have to make sure that we have spare trolleys available. That sounds easy, but it actually costs €12,500 to buy an ambulance trolley. They are not cheap. At the same time, we have to have spares. Some jurisdictions have put dedicated teams on the road with a van and extra equipment. In the event that the build-up of this problem can be predicted, with five, six or seven crews held up for hours, a dedicated team can be mobilised to go with extra trolleys and equipment, to provide the infrastructure to release the vehicles and crews to respond to calls. It is not easy but there are things that we can do. Those are the measures that we are exploring at the moment. It also requires a change in work practices.