The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust is facing compensation claims of more than £6 million, it has been reported.

According to the Daily Post, the trust has set aside £6.5 million to deal with the claims, three of which are expected to result in exceed £1 million.

Most of the cases are believed to relate to personal injury claims resulting from road traffic accidents and injuries sustained during the course of duty, while a small number of claims were made following an assault.

A total of 13 of the outstanding cases being dealt with by the trust are for clinical negligence brought about by hospital patients.

Dave Galligan, head of health for Unison in Wales, commented: "I think people are more conscious about making a claim now if they have an accident at work. They tend to follow them up because so many can result in the end of people’s careers."