Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55333
Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national roll out of the category 2 segmentation pilots run by (a) London Ambulance Service and (b) West Midlands Ambulance Service to prior
Answer
Karin SmythNo such assessment has been made. NHS England guidance recommends ambulance services increase the clinical assessment of 999 calls, to ensure the sickest patients are prioritised for ambulances and patients that do not need a face-to-face response are tra...
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