Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55332
Strokes: Ambulance Services
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including strokes as a Category 1 ambulance call.
Answer
Karin SmythNo such assessment has been made. NHS England’s guidance recommends ambulance services increase the clinical assessment of 999 calls, including increasing the proportion of Category 2 calls, which are those calls classified as an “emergency” and which inc...
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