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 Smyth
Ambulance 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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