Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13772

Cardiovascular Diseases: Emergency Calls

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024

Question

Esther McVey

ConservativeTatton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 4.2 of NHS key statistics: England, HC 07281, published on 25 October 2024, (a) what assessment he has made of the causes of the increase in life threatening ambulance cal

Answer

Karin Smyth
The rise in category 1 incidents reflects an increase in the proportion of patients’ ambulance services that have been determined to require an immediate face-to-face response. This may reflect a long-term trend of rising pressures on the health services ...

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