Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85382
Ambulance Services
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Wait 45 policy on (a) ambulance release times and (b) levels of corridor care in hospitals.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department has not made a specific assessment. However, ambulance handover delays have improved since last year, and monthly average national handover times have been under 30 minutes since May 2025.As part of the preparations for winter, the Departme...
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