To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will state for each metropolitan ambulance authority (a) the percentage of emergency calls responded
| Patient transport services: Table 1 1987–88 | ||||
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| Emergency calls: response times: non-metropolitan authorities England | ||||
| Ambulance authority | Total number of emergency calls | Number where response within 7-8 minutes | Percentage of calls where response within 7-8 minutes | Time at 50th percentile (minutes) |
| Cleveland | 23,890 | 18,200 | 76·2 | 6·0 |
| Cumbria | 12,562 | 7,828 | 62·3 | 6·2 |
| Durham | 29,098 | 17,243 | 59·3 | 7·3 |
| Humberside | 42,403 | 30,455 | 71·8 | 6·0 |
| North Yorkshire | 19,361 | 12,711 | 65·7 | 5·9 |
| Derbyshire | 32,556 | 17,944 | 55·1 | 8·0 |
| Leicestershire | 31,129 | 19,304 | 62·0 | 8·0 |
| Lincolnshire | 16,237 | 10,300 | 63·4 | 7·0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 58,018 | 35,332 | 60·9 | 8·0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16,807 | 8,526 | 50·7 | 8·0 |
| Norfolk | 25,151 | 16,028 | 63·7 | 6·4 |
| Suffolk | 10,313 | 5,641 | 54·7 | 7·5 |
| Bedfordshire | 19,495 | 12,216 | 62·7 | 7·0 |
| Hertfordshire | 35,981 | 19,983 | 55·5 | 8·0 |
| Essex | 62,107 | 28,901 | 46·5 | 8·0 |
| East Sussex | 35,221 | 24,541 | 69·7 | 6·0 |
| Kent | 51,272 | 31,709 | 61·8 | 7·0 |
| Surrey | 47,151 | 25,984 | 55·1 | 6·0 |
| West Sussex | 5,734 | 3,658 | 63·8 | 7·0 |
| Dorset | 23,200 | 14,130 | 60·9 | 6·2 |
| Hampshire | 46,996 | 24,017 | 51·1 | 7·3 |
| Wiltshire | 13,452 | 8,123 | 60·4 | 6·6 |
| Isle of Wight | 4,199 | 2,376 | 56·6 | 7·1 |
| Berkshire | 22,538 | 10,481 | 46·5 | 7·0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16,511 | 10,060 | 60·9 | 7·0 |
| Northamptonshire | 18,381 | 8,361 | 45·5 | 7·1 |
| Oxfordshire | 12,556 | 7,187 | 57·2 | 7·0 |
| Avon | 31,327 | 20,573 | 65·7 | 8·0 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 14,581 | 6,658 | 45·7 | 9·0 |
| Devon | 33,875 | 21,284 | 62·8 | 7·0 |
| Gloucestershire | 14,133 | 9,227 | 65·3 | 7·0 |
| Somerset | 9,575 | 5,704 | 59·6 | 6·0 |
| Hereford and Worcester | 17,482 | 11,888 | 68·0 | 6·0 |
| Shropshire | 12,333 | 6,340 | 51·4 | 7·9 |
| Staffordshire | 33,875 | 21,284 | 62·8 | 7·0 |
| Warwickshire | 13,019 | 8,643 | 66·4 | 6·8 |
| Cheshire | 33,031 | 17,308 | 52·4 | 8·0 |
| Lancashire | 70,509 | 49,845 | 70·7 | 6·2 |
Source; KA34.
DH Statistics and management Information (SM12B)1992.
to within seven minutes and (b) the percentage of emergency calls responded to within 14 minutes for each quarter since March 1991;
(2) if he will state for each non-metropolitan ambulance authority (a) the percentage of emergency calls responded to within eight minutes and (b) the percentage of emergency calls responded to within 20 minutes for each quarter since March 1991.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) on 24 January at columns 391-96.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 24 January, Official Report, columns 392-94, if he will give corresponding figures for ambulance response times for the years 1983 and 1987.
The information requested was not collected centrally until the financial year 1987–88.The tables show the numbers and percentages of emergency calls being responded to within the standards of eight and 20 minutes for non-metropolitan authorities and seven and 14 minutes for metropolitan authorities for 1987–88.
Patient transport services: Table 2
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Emergency calls: response times: non-metropolitan authorities
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England
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Ambulance authority
| Total number of emergency calls
| Number where response within 14-20 minutes
| Percentage of calls where response within 14-20 minutes
| Time at 95th percentile (minutes)
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| Cleveland | 23,890 | 23,353 | 97·8 | 12·0 |
| Cumbria | 12,562 | 11,855 | 94·4 | 20·7 |
| Durham | 29,098 | 28,691 | 98·6 | 16·4 |
| Humberside | 42,403 | 42,276 | 99·7 | 14·0 |
| North Yorkshire | 19,361 | 18,317 | 94·6 | 16·5 |
| Derbyshire | 32,556 | 31,579 | 97·0 | 18·0 |
| Leicestershire | 31,129 | 30,462 | 97·9 | 17·0 |
| Lincolnshire | 16,237 | 15,572 | 95·9 | 20·0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 58,018 | 56,139 | 96·8 | 18·0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16,807 | 15,459 | 92·0 | 18·0 |
| Norfolk | 25,151 | 24,441 | 97·2 | 17·7 |
| Suffolk | 10,313 | 9,336 | 90·5 | 20·5 |
| Bedfordshire | 19,495 | 18,922 | 97·1 | 17·0 |
| Hertfordshire | 35,981 | 34,666 | 96·3 | 18·0 |
| Essex | 62,107 | 53,709 | 86·5 | 17·0 |
| East Sussex | 35,221 | 32,543 | 92·4 | 14·0 |
| Kent | 51,272 | 49,536 | 96·6 | 18·0 |
| Surrey | 47,151 | 27,044 | 57·4 | 13·0 |
| West Sussex | 5,734 | 4,529 | 79·0 | 21·0 |
| Dorset | 23,200 | 20,770 | 89·5 | 16·4 |
| Hampshire | 46,996 | 40,645 | 86·5 | 16·5 |
| Wiltshire | 13,452 | 12,777 | 95·0 | 17·0 |
| Isle of Wight | 4,199 | 3,951 | 94·1 | 19·3 |
| Berkshire | 22,538 | 21,989 | 97·6 | 16·0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16,511 | 15,711 | 95·2 | 15·5 |
| Northamptonshire | 18,381 | 16,779 | 91·3 | 15·3 |
| Oxfordshire | 12,556 | 11,818 | 94·1 | 20·0 |
| Avon | 31,327 | 30,526 | 97·4 | 20·0 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 14,581 | 13,173 | 90·3 | 25·0 |
| Devon | 33,875 | 32,179 | 95·0 | 18·0 |
| Gloucestershire | 14,133 | 13,900 | 98·4 | 17·0 |
| Somerset | 9,575 | 8,921 | 93·2 | 19·0 |
| Hereford and Worcester | 17,482 | 17,132 | 98·0 | 16·0 |
| Shropshire | 12,333 | 11,648 | 94·4 | 19·6 |
| Staffordshire | 33,875 | 32,179 | 95·0 | 18·0 |
| Warwickshire | 13,019 | 12,700 | 97·5 | 16·8 |
| Cheshire | 33,031 | 31,544 | 95·5 | 20·0 |
| Lancashire | 70,509 | 69,883 | 99·1 | 13·8 |
Source: KA34.
DH Statistics and Management Information (SM12B) 1992.
Patient Transport Services: Table 3
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1987–88
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Emergency calls: Response times: Metropolitan authorities
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Ambulance authority
| Total number of emergency calls
| Number where response within 7 to 8 minutes
| Percentage of calls where response within 7 to 8 minutes
| Time at 50th percentile (minutes)
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| Northumbria Metropolitan | 61,148 | 36,689 | 60·0 | 7·0 |
| West Yorkshire Metropolitan | 108,519 | 33,661 | 31·0 | 9·0 |
| South Yorkshire Metropolitan | 49,099 | 20,741 | 42·2 | 7·9 |
| London Ambulance Service | 470,348 | 97,903 | 20·8 | 10·0 |
| West Midlands Metropolitan | 115,081 | 44,698 | 38·8 | 7·6 |
| Mersey Metropolitan | 108,541 | 61,161 | 56·3 | 6·5 |
| Greater Manchester Metropolitan | 149,255 | 73,135 | 49·0 | 7·3 |
Source: KA34 DH Statistics and Management Information (SM12B) 1992.
Patient Transport Services: Table 4
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1987–88
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Quality of service
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Emergency calls: Response times: Metropolitan authorities
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Ambulance authority
| Total number of emergency calls
| Number where response within 14 to 20 minutes
| Percentage of calls where response within 14 to 20 minutes
| Time at 95th percentile (minutes)
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| Northumbria Metropolitan | 61,148 | 59,314 | 97·0 | 13·0 |
| West Yorkshire Metropolitan | 108,519 | 89,918 | 82·9 | 19·0 |
| South Yorkshire Metropolitan | 49,099 | 43,467 | 88·5 | 16·4 |
| London Ambulance Service | 470,348 | 400,610 | 85·2 | 19·0 |
| West Midlands Metropolitan | 115,081 | 109,788 | 95·4 | 13·8 |
| Mersey Metropolitan | 108,541 | 103,478 | 95·3 | 13·8 |
| Greater Manchester Metropolitan | 149,255 | 140,300 | 94·0 | 14·7 |
Source: KA34 DH Statistics and Management Information (SM12B) 1992.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the average length of service expected from emergency ambulance vehicles in terms of (a) years and (b) miles; and if he will give for each ambulance authority the percentage of vehicles which meet those specifications.
This information is not collected centrally.