Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70641
Heart Diseases: Ambulance Services
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of long ambulance transfer times for cardiac emergencies on (a) Suffolk and (b) nationally.
Answer
Karin SmythCardiac emergencies include a range of potentially life-threatening conditions, such as cardiac arrest, which requires a Category 1 ambulance response, and heart attacks, which require a Category 2 ambulance response. These classifications come from the A...
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