Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12730
Ambulance Services: Misuse
Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the impact on the NHS from individuals who repeatedly misuse emergency ambulance services.
Answer
Karin SmythInappropriate calls to 999 for an ambulance can impact on the availability and timeliness of services in a real emergency. All ambulance trusts have policies to deal with inappropriate or vexatious calls, and to manage frequent callers.NHS England deliver...
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