HC Deb 05 March 1987 vol 111 cc678-9W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will tabulate in the Official Report the patient journeys made by the London ambulance service, non-emergency provision for each of the quarters in 1986, as set out and in the categories in his written answer of 6 November 1986, Official Report, column 599–600, showing for each figure for the fourth quarter and annual totals, respectively, the percentage increase or decrease on the equivalent figures for 1984.

Mrs. Currie

[pursuant to her reply, 12 February 1987, c. 361]: The information requested is given in the tables.

North west division North east division South west division South east division Direct service total Indirect service Total LAS
Year and quarter W Non W Total W Non W Total W Non W Total W Non W Total W Non W Total
± Percentage on year ending 1984 -45.5 -9.5 -33.2 -23.3 -15.0 -19.9 -40.6 -3.9 -26.6 -43.8 -7.3 -27.3 -37.9 -9.3 -26.5 +63.2 -18.1
± Percentage on 4th quarter 1984 -46.1 -7.1 -32.2 -25.6 -5.3 -17.3 -45.8 -2.2 -29.1 -52.2 -3.6 -30.4 -41.8 -4.5 -26.9 +68.5 -17.5

Patient mileage statistics 1984–1986 non-emergency service (000's miles)
Year Quarter North West

Mileage

 North East

Mileage

 South West

Mileage

 South East

Mileage

 Total direct

Mileage

 Indirect service

Mileage

 Total all services

Mileage
1984
1st 550 551 457 554 2,112 345 2,457
2nd 537 518 451 511 2,017 355 2,372
3rd 521 506 454 502 1,983 338 2,321
4th 515 510 468 512 1,985 374 2,359
Total 2,123 2,085 1,810 2,079 8,097 1,412 9,509
1985
1st 495 507 443 522 1,967 379 2,346
2nd 490 499 436 515 1,940 433 2,373
3rd 489 481 414 496 1,880 493 2,373
4th 498 472 407 497 1,874 470 2,344
Total 1,972 1,959 1,700 2,030 7,661 1,775 9,436
1986
1st 426 444 372 453 1,695 501 2,196
2nd 353 403 323 366 1,445 596 2,041
3rd 380 401 319 384 1,484 593 2,077
4th 388 422 336 369 1,515 588 2,103
Total 1,547 1,670 1,350 1,572 6,139 2,278 8,417
Percentage ± on year ending 1984 -27.1 -19.9 -25.4 -24.4 -24.2 +61.3 -11.5
Percentage ± on 4th quarter 1984 -24.7 -17.3 -25.0 +27.9 -23.7 +57.2 -10.9