Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18818
Ambulance Services: South West
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Question
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the hours lost to handover delays by South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
Answer
Karin SmythAmbulance services experiencing long delays when handing over patients to hospitals is a priority for the National Health Service to address, because it holds up ambulances that could be responding to further 999 calls.The South Western Ambulance Service ...
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