§ 20 Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the progress of ambulance trusts in meeting response time targets. [75371]
§ Mr. LammyThe goal for ambulance service national health service trusts of reaching 75 per cent. of category A calls within eight minutes is more challenging for some than for others, but the Government remain determined that they all should meet it. While there is more to be done, the ambulance service nationally has made significant progress in recent years—in 1996 only one trust performed at the level indicated by current targets.
Strategic health authorities are responsible for managing the performance of ambulance trusts. Any trust not meeting its response time targets is required to produce a recovery plan in conjunction with their strategic health authority.
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