Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14715

Basildon University Hospital: Ambulance Services

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking when ambulance handover times at Basildon Hospital exceed the NHS England 45-minute maximum.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Hospital ambulance liaison officers (HALOs) do not operate against a single national set of key performance indicators, and the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) measures their effectiveness primarily through their contribution to improving patien...

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