HC Deb 16 February 1993 vol 219 cc159-60W
Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the operation of Merseyside ambulance service.

Mr. Sackville

Mersey regional ambulance service national health service trust consistently achieves the national standard laid down for emergency call response times. The trust is constantly striving to improve services to patients.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital calls were made by the Merseyside ambulance service in each year since 1987.

Mr. Sackville

Information on hospital calls is not held centrally. Information is available on patient journeys conducted by the Mersey regional ambulance service as follows:

Patient Journeys (thousands)
Emergency Urgent Special Planned Total
1987–88 108.5 29.0 649.0 786.5
1988.89 101.4 28.0 641.3 770.7
11989.90 101.4 24.0 433.0 558.5
1990.91 103.4 27.2 576.0 706.5
21991.92 102.1 38.4 561.0 701.5
1 Due to industrial action during this period, 1989–90 figures do not reflect the total activity in the year.
2 Figures are provisional.