Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23529

Ambulance Services: Standards

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times (a) in the A&E queue and (b) for Torbay and South Devon NHS foundation trust.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Ambulance response times and ambulance handover times have been below the high standards that patients should expect in recent years, including at the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundational Trust.The Government has committed to supporting the National He...

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