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four minutes to assess the urgency of the call before the clock starts. The target for the most seriously ill patients is now seven minutes. The 'clock' stops when the most appropriate response, not necessarily the first, arrives. There are condition-specific measures which will track time from 999 call to hospital treatment for heart attacks and strokes. 90% of eligible heart attack patients should receive definitive treatment (balloon inflation during angioplasty at a specialist heart attack centre) within 150 minutes by 2022. 90% of stroke patients should also receive appropriate management (thrombolysis for those who require it, and first
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minutes 15s. Average response time for category two calls, still classified as emergencies and including heart attacks and strokes, was 41 minutes 4s against a target of 18 minutes. In
October 2021 there were around 28,900 ambulance handovers lasting longer than an hour. This was almost four times the 7,772 hour-long handovers recorded in October 2020. In April one patient waited 24 hours in an ambulance - thought to be the longest ever recorded. 11,000 patients waited more than three hours for handover, with 7,000 of them taking more than four hours and 4,000 over five hours.
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transport is required a suitable vehicle should arrive on the scene within 19 minutes. The number of these rose from 2.5 million in 2011/12 to just under 3.4 million in 2015/16, but response times fell steadily and the 75% target was not met after 2013. Green 1 required a vehicle within 20 minutes, Green 2 within 30 minutes. Green 3 required telephone assessment within 20 minutes and Green 4 telephone assessment within 60 minutes. These targets are only recommended.
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found that the rate of sickness of ambulance staff was the highest in the NHS - 20 days per person. Use of information technology was advancing very slowly. 25% of ambulances, of which there were 32 different types, were more than seven years old. There were large differences in costs and performance
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tendered a contract worth up to £30m for “auxiliary ambulance services”. This is worth £7.5m annually and is initially an eight-month contract. It covers both emergency and non-emergency ambulance crews “with the capacity to respond to callouts across categories one to four”. Currently, England's
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put huge pressure on ambulance services. In July 2021 there were 81,685 category one incidents, up 32% in July 2019, and up 16% on the previous high in
December 2019. Response time performance for these calls slumped to 8 minutes 33s, against a target of 7 minutes, with a tenth taking more than 15
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Category A (Red 1 and Red 2) were classed as life-threatening and the national standard sets out that a vehicle should reach the scene within eight minutes for 75% of these calls . Red 1 calls are for patients who have suffered cardiac arrest or stopped breathing and require two vehicles. If onward
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for all other stroke patients) within 180 minutes of making a 999 call. For other emergencies the target is for 90% to be seen in 40 minutes. Urgent or non-urgent calls should expect an average response time of 120 and 180 minutes respectively. Extensive trials have shown that fewer patients are
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In July 2017 a new set of performance targets for the ambulance service were announced after a trial across four different ambulance trusts, looking at more than 1 million patients overseen by
Sheffield University. These are to apply to all 999 calls for the first time. Call handlers will be given
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11 July 2022 was said to be the worst night on record for ambulance services in
England, with more than half of some trusts ambulance crews queued outside hospitals in very hot weather. There were more than 85,000 category one ambulance callouts in July - the highest ever recorded. Category one
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There was considerable local variation in the quality of the service provided, particularly in relation to vehicles, staff and equipment. Most
Services were administered by Local Authorities through their Medical Officer of Health and his Ambulance Officer, a few were under the aegis of the Fire
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reported that ambulance services were relying on private providers because of lack of capacity. Some firms had failed to obtain references or carry out criminal record checks and a lack of staff training was leading to serious patient harm. More than £92 million was spent in 2018/9 on private
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launched the
National Record Locator Service which gives ambulance staff access to patient records of mental health trusts, initially for the North West, North East, Yorkshire and London Ambulance Services. It is planned to roll it out across England and to include other records.
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sets targets for response times to 999 calls, which were first established in the 1970s. Call handlers were, until 2017, given just 60 seconds to decide on the urgency of the call. The clock stopped once a vehicle reached the patient - even if it was not the appropriate vehicle.
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Trusts asked for more resources to meet these targets, in particular the standards for the top 90% of responses. Taking patients to the "right" hospital rather than the nearest, leads to longer journeys. They were supported by a benchmarking exercise undertaken by the
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Between 2011-12 and 2015-16 ambulance activity in
England rose by 30%. Funding only increased by 16%. In May 2018 several trusts told commissioners that they needed to spend many millions on extra staff and ambulances if they were to meet the response time targets.
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between the different trusts, some of which were attributable to local geography and the performance of other parts of the NHS. Responses to the most urgent calls averaged 11 minutes in rural areas in 2018 but 7 minutes in urban areas. The worst waits were around
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ceased to be providers of ambulance services. This round of reductions in the number of trusts originated in the June 2005 report "Taking healthcare to the
Patient", authored by Peter Bradley, Chief Executive of the
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gave county (and county borough) councils in
England and Wales a statutory responsibility to provide an emergency ambulance service, although they could contract a voluntary ambulance service to provide this.
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88:). Additionally, some ambulance services are considering trialing a 999 video calling service, in order to be able to visually assess patients whilst crews are en route.
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performance averaged 9 minutes 35 seconds, the same as in March 2022 and the joint lowest on record. Category two calls took an average of 59 minutes 7 seconds.
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England was covered by 31 ambulance trusts, which were structured as below. In July 2006 the number of ambulance service trusts was reduced to thirteen.
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In 1977/78 ambulance services in the UK cost about £138m. At that time about 90% of the work was transporting patients to and from hospitals.
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1708:"Patients 'at risk' as NHS spends £92m on private ambulances and taxis"
1646:"Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance Services"
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Since 2013, the 11 ambulance trusts in England and Wales have been:
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In Northern Ireland the service was the responsibility of the
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The work of ambulance services included responsibility for
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2090:"Ambulance trusts demand millions to meet new targets"
1892:"Ambulance trusts demand millions to meet new targets"
1735:"NHSE tenders £30m deal for emergency 'surge' support"
1616:"Secondary legislation relating to ambulance services"
2046:"Summer crisis deepens as trolley waits hit new high"
1936:"Critically injured? The longest waits for 999 help"
1914:"Ambulances not an A&E taxi service, NHS warned"
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National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
2024:"24 hour ambulance handover on 'worst night ever'"
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125:National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973
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61:and; individual nationwide services cover
28:National Health Service ambulance services
1982:. Health Service Journal. 3 November 2021
1804:"Ambulance response categories explained"
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2161:Ambulance services in the United Kingdom
2048:. Health Service Journal. 11 August 2022
1960:. Health Service Journal. 12 August 2021
1678:"Structure of the UK Ambulance Services"
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392:, and the area of the former county of
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2070:. Health Service Journal. 20 June 2017
2026:. Health Service Journal. 12 July 2022
1828:. Health Service Journal. 13 July 2017
714:, provides ambulance services for the
169:(which had a temporary reprieve), the
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2004:. Health Service Journal. 16 May 2022
1737:. Health Service Journal. 12 May 2022
163:government office regional boundaries
2092:. Health Service Journal. 4 May 2018
1894:. Health Service Journal. 4 May 2018
136:Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority
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1449:ambulance auxiliary is provided by
129:regional or area health authorities
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2315:St John Ambulance Northern Ireland
2280:Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
2114:. Digital Health. 28 November 2018
490:South East Coast Ambulance Service
179:South East Coast Ambulance Service
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1711:. Independent. 27 August 2019.
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609:West Midlands Ambulance Service
601:West Midlands Ambulance Service
576:Staffordshire Ambulance Service
529:South Western Ambulance Service
455:South Central Ambulance Service
342:South Western Ambulance Service
301:Great Western Ambulance Service
215:East Midlands Ambulance Service
183:South Central Ambulance Service
167:Staffordshire Ambulance Service
1806:. North East Ambulance Service
1784:. Quality Watch. November 2016
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416:North West Ambulance Service
377:North East Ambulance Service
306:Bath and North East Somerset
141:Under the provisions of the
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78:emergency telephone numbers
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1916:. BBC. 27 September 2018
1872:. BBC News. 13 July 2017
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657:East Riding of Yorkshire
350:London Ambulance Service
155:London Ambulance Service
32:free at the point of use
18:Ambulance services trust
2305:St John Ambulance Cymru
2264:Welsh Ambulance Service
1438:Care Quality Commission
712:Isle of Wight NHS Trust
687:Welsh Ambulance Service
2336:NHS ambulance services
1523:Information technology
1441:ambulances and taxis.
165:. Exceptions included
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1484:National Audit Office
1198:Dumfries and Galloway
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991:and eastern parts of
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1514:Funding and activity
1491:Lord Carter of Coles
983:, and North Eastern
511:North East Hampshire
159:Department of Health
1938:. BBC. 6 March 2019
1547:Category:NHS trusts
1417:around 3.1 million
1250:West Dunbartonshire
1234:East Dunbartonshire
470:(excluding NE) and
344:on 1 February 2013
1620:legislation.gov.uk
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911:Greater Manchester
738:Population served
732:Ambulance service
603:on 1 October 2007
429:Greater Manchester
175:primary care trust
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1381:Neath Port Talbot
1302:Perth and Kinross
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1262:North Lanarkshire
1238:East Renfrewshire
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710:In addition, the
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1310:over 5 million
1254:Argyll and Bute
1115:South Yorkshire
1111:North Yorkshire
1037:Isles of Scilly
1029:Gloucestershire
946:Buckinghamshire
798:East of England
785:Nottinghamshire
779:Lincolnshire),
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665:South Yorkshire
661:North Yorkshire
550:Gloucestershire
464:Buckinghamshire
398:North Yorkshire
314:Gloucestershire
220:Nottinghamshire
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386:Northumberland
379:
373:
372:
370:
367:
364:
361:
359:City of London
355:Greater London
352:
346:
345:
338:
335:
332:
329:
328:before merger
318:North Somerset
303:
297:
296:
294:
291:
288:
285:
267:Cambridgeshire
260:
254:
253:
251:
248:
245:
242:
228:Leicestershire
217:
211:
210:
207:
204:
201:
198:
195:
100:
97:
73:respectively.
39:United Kingdom
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2348:
2337:
2334:
2333:
2331:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
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2295:
2291:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2275:
2271:
2265:
2262:
2261:
2259:
2255:
2249:
2246:
2245:
2243:
2239:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2227:West Midlands
2225:
2223:
2222:South Western
2220:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2212:South Central
2210:
2208:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2192:Isle of Wight
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2182:East Midlands
2180:
2179:
2177:
2173:
2170:
2166:
2162:
2155:
2150:
2148:
2143:
2141:
2136:
2135:
2132:
2113:
2107:
2091:
2085:
2069:
2063:
2047:
2041:
2025:
2019:
2003:
1997:
1981:
1975:
1959:
1953:
1937:
1931:
1915:
1909:
1893:
1887:
1871:
1865:
1849:
1843:
1827:
1821:
1805:
1799:
1783:
1777:
1762:
1758:
1752:
1736:
1730:
1714:
1709:
1702:
1687:
1683:
1679:
1673:
1658:
1654:
1647:
1640:
1625:
1621:
1617:
1611:
1609:
1592:
1588:
1582:
1574:
1567:
1563:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1533:
1530:
1520:
1511:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1485:
1479:
1476:
1470:
1466:
1463:
1454:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1439:
1420:1 April 1998
1419:
1416:
1414:
1410:
1406:
1402:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1389:Pembrokeshire
1386:
1382:
1378:
1377:Monmouthshire
1374:
1370:
1366:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1342:
1338:
1334:
1330:
1329:Blaenau Gwent
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1316:
1313:1 April 1995
1312:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1299:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1279:
1275:
1271:
1267:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1239:
1235:
1231:
1227:
1223:
1222:Aberdeen City
1219:
1218:Aberdeenshire
1215:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1182:East Ayrshire
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1166:1 April 1995
1165:
1162:
1160:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1144:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1122:
1120:
1116:
1112:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1093:
1092:Black Country
1089:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1076:Staffordshire
1073:
1069:
1068:Herefordshire
1065:
1062:
1060:
1059:West Midlands
1057:
1056:
1053:5.47 million
1052:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1004:South Western
1002:
1001:
998:4.75 million
997:
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
967:
965:
962:
961:
957:
955:
951:
947:
943:
940:
938:
937:South Central
935:
934:
930:
928:
924:
920:
916:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
896:
894:
890:
889:County Durham
886:
885:Tyne and Wear
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
869:
866:
864:
860:
857:
855:
852:
851:
847:
844:
842:
841:Isle of Wight
839:
837:
836:Isle of Wight
834:
833:
829:
826:
824:
820:
819:Hertfordshire
816:
812:
808:
804:
801:
799:
796:
795:
791:
788:
786:
782:
778:
774:
770:
766:
762:
758:
755:
753:
752:East Midlands
750:
749:
744:
740:
737:
734:
731:
730:
727:
719:
717:
716:Isle of Wight
713:
704:
701:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
670:
666:
662:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
646:
643:
640:
637:
635:
631:
630:West Midlands
627:
623:
622:Staffordshire
619:
615:
614:Herefordshire
612:
610:
607:
606:
602:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
582:
581:Staffordshire
579:
577:
574:
573:
570:
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564:
561:
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555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
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532:
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1282:West Lothian
1274:East Lothian
1246:Renfrewshire
1230:Glasgow City
1163:1.8 million
1096:5.6 million
1080:Warwickshire
931:7.1 million
900:1 July 2006
897:2.6 million
867:8.6 million
830:1 July 2006
827:5.8 million
807:Bedfordshire
789:4.8 million
769:Lincolnshire
741:Established
725:
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626:Warwickshire
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1298:Dundee City
1155:Londonderry
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969:East Sussex
954:Oxfordshire
848:April 2012
771:(including
503:West Sussex
499:East Sussex
472:Oxfordshire
2207:North West
2202:North East
1558:References
1361:Flintshire
1349:Ceredigion
1337:Caerphilly
1278:Midlothian
1242:Inverclyde
1123:5 million
1088:Birmingham
1064:Shropshire
958:4 million
927:Lancashire
919:Merseyside
906:North West
876:North East
777:North East
757:Derbyshire
618:Shropshire
437:Merseyside
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1898:13 August
1832:23 August
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1171:Scotland
1151:Fermanagh
1102:Yorkshire
1049:Wiltshire
985:Hampshire
950:Hampshire
942:Berkshire
893:Cleveland
558:Wiltshire
468:Hampshire
460:Berkshire
394:Cleveland
326:Wiltshire
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1258:Highland
1214:Stirling
1177:Scotland
1084:Coventry
1041:Somerset
1017:Cornwall
989:Rushmoor
915:Cheshire
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803:Norfolk
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