Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63205

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart Diseases

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on its decision to end support for fire service co-responders attending Category 1 cardiac emergenc

Answer

Karin Smyth
No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.