Ambulance Service (Hansard, 22 March 1993)

§ Ms Estelle Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of ambulance arrival times are collected by radio transmission; what percentage are logged manually by ambulance staff at the scene of the incident; and if she will publish the figures for each health authority.

§ Mr. Sackville
This information is not collected centrally.

§ Ms Estelle Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it a requirement for ambulance services to collect and publish ambulance response times by district.

§ Mr. Sackville
No. It is for health authorities to decide whether to collect and publish local figures.
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§ Ms Estelle Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the numbers of ambulance 999 calls and any increase or decrease for each of the last five years for each health authority.

Ambulance services (England) Total emergency calls received by authorities in years 1987–88 to 1991–2

Non metropolitan authorities Numbers (thousands) Index 1987–88 = 100

1987–88 1988–89 ¹1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1987–88 1988–89 ¹1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Cleveland 23.9 22.6 27.6 23.8 23.1 100 95 115 100 97

Cumbria 12.6 12.8 12.9 14.4 14.6 100 102 102 114 116

Durham 29.1 27.7 28.5 29.5 29.6 100 95 98 101 102

Humberside 42.4 41.9 41.4 42.4 ²41.8 100 99 98 100 99

North Yorkshire 19.4 19.2 25.7 19.2 20.9 100 99 132 99 108

Derbyshire 32.6 32.4 34.2 36.6 35.7 100 99 105 112 110

Leicestershire 31.1 31.2 31.6 31.5 31.6 100 100 102 101 102

Lincolnshire³ 16.2 16.0 16.2 15.6 16.4 100 99 100 96 101

Nottinghamshire 58.0 52.7 53.5 53.6 53.5 100 91 92 92 92

Cambridgeshire 16.8 16.6 18.3 18.1 ²19.2 100 99 109 108 114

Norfolk³ 25.2 25.4 25.3 24.9 26.8 100 101 100 99 106

Suffolk 10.3 10.3 12.5 11.5 11.6 100 100 121 112 113

Bedfordshire 19.5 20.3 15.3 20.6 20.5 100 104 78 106 105

Hertfordshire 36.0 35.7 31.8 36.9 38.8 100 99 88 103 108

Essex 62.1 63.6 54.9 62.3 62.6 100 102 88 100 101

East Sussex 35.2 34.5 36.0 36.3 33.3 100 98 102 103 95

Kent 51.3 53.6 49.2 56.7 56.0 100 104 96 111 109

Surrey 47.2 46.0 42.3 46.8 42.6 100 97 90 99 90

West Sussex ⁴5.7 23.3 14.8 26.0 25.0 ⁴100 409 260 456 439

Dorset 23.2 22.0 24.2 26.3 ²25.6 100 95 104 113 110

Hampshire 47.0 41.4 20.1 44.1 ²37.5 100 88 43 94 80

Wiltshire 13.5 13.6 15.7 14.9 14.4 100 101 116 110 107

Isle of Wight 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 ²3.5 100 100 100 102 83

Berkshire 22.5 25.6 27.6 27.5 ²27.7 100 114 123 122 123

Buckinghamshire 16.5 16.0 13.9 18.8 17.2 100 97 84 114 104

Northamptonshire 18.4 19.4 18.9 16.6 16.7 100 105 103 90 91

Oxfordshire 12.6 13.3 12.2 17.9 15.6 100 106 97 142 124

Avon 31.3 30.5 31.3 33.1 33.3 100 97 100 106 106

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly³ 14.6 15.3 16.5 16.4 16.3 100 106 113 112 112

Devon 33.9 35.0 35.2 32.7 ²33.3 100 103 104 96 98

Gloucestershire 14.1 14.4 14.5 15.4 15.7 100 102 103 109 111

Somerset 9.6 10.2 8.1 11.0 11.1 100 106 84 115 116

Hereford and Worcestershire 17.5 18.4 14.1 19.9 ²19.9 100 106 81 114 114

Shropshire 12.3 11.9 11.5 12.3 13.7 100 97 93 100 111

Staffordshire 33.9 40.1 26.1 39.9 41.3 100 118 77 118 122

Warwickshire 13.0 14.6 13.2 11.4 ²13.9 100 112 102 88 107

Cheshire 33.0 29.9 32.3 36.7 37.5 100 91 98 111 114

Lancashire 70.5 70.6 35.6 73.6 71.4 100 100 50 104 101

Metropolitan authorities

Northumbria Met³ 61.1 61.6 37.4 67.3 ²66.1 100 101 61 110 108

West Yorkshire Met 108.5 107.0 107.5 113.3 101.2 100 99 99 104 93

South Yorkshire Met 49.1 57.6 58.8 64.9 64.1 100 117 120 132 131

London Ambulance Service 470.3 451.1 231.3 456.7 472.3 100 96 49 97 100

West Midlands Met 115.1 117.4 66.9 117.2 ²120.3 100 102 58 102 105

Mersey Met 108.5 101.4 101.4 103.4 ²102.1 100 93 93 95 94

Greater Manchester Met 149.3 145.4 77.9 159.1 ²157.9 100 97 52 107 106

¹Due to industrial action during 1989–90 figures are not representative.

²Return based on number of emergency patient journeys.

³Trust status in 1991–92.

⁴Inconsistency due to incomplete data.

Ambulance services (England) Total emergency calls received by authorities in years 1987–88 to 1991–2
Non metropolitan authorities	Numbers (thousands)	Index 1987–88 = 100
	1987–88	1988–89	¹1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1987–88	1988–89	¹1989–90	1990–91	1991–92
Cleveland	23.9	22.6	27.6	23.8	23.1	100	95	115	100	97
Cumbria	12.6	12.8	12.9	14.4	14.6	100	102	102	114	116
Durham	29.1	27.7	28.5	29.5	29.6	100	95	98	101	102
Humberside	42.4	41.9	41.4	42.4	²41.8	100	99	98	100	99
North Yorkshire	19.4	19.2	25.7	19.2	20.9	100	99	132	99	108
Derbyshire	32.6	32.4	34.2	36.6	35.7	100	99	105	112	110
Leicestershire	31.1	31.2	31.6	31.5	31.6	100	100	102	101	102
Lincolnshire³	16.2	16.0	16.2	15.6	16.4	100	99	100	96	101
Nottinghamshire	58.0	52.7	53.5	53.6	53.5	100	91	92	92	92
Cambridgeshire	16.8	16.6	18.3	18.1	²19.2	100	99	109	108	114
Norfolk³	25.2	25.4	25.3	24.9	26.8	100	101	100	99	106
Suffolk	10.3	10.3	12.5	11.5	11.6	100	100	121	112	113
Bedfordshire	19.5	20.3	15.3	20.6	20.5	100	104	78	106	105
Hertfordshire	36.0	35.7	31.8	36.9	38.8	100	99	88	103	108
Essex	62.1	63.6	54.9	62.3	62.6	100	102	88	100	101
East Sussex	35.2	34.5	36.0	36.3	33.3	100	98	102	103	95
Kent	51.3	53.6	49.2	56.7	56.0	100	104	96	111	109
Surrey	47.2	46.0	42.3	46.8	42.6	100	97	90	99	90
West Sussex	⁴5.7	23.3	14.8	26.0	25.0	⁴100	409	260	456	439
Dorset	23.2	22.0	24.2	26.3	²25.6	100	95	104	113	110
Hampshire	47.0	41.4	20.1	44.1	²37.5	100	88	43	94	80
Wiltshire	13.5	13.6	15.7	14.9	14.4	100	101	116	110	107
Isle of Wight	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	²3.5	100	100	100	102	83
Berkshire	22.5	25.6	27.6	27.5	²27.7	100	114	123	122	123
Buckinghamshire	16.5	16.0	13.9	18.8	17.2	100	97	84	114	104
Northamptonshire	18.4	19.4	18.9	16.6	16.7	100	105	103	90	91
Oxfordshire	12.6	13.3	12.2	17.9	15.6	100	106	97	142	124
Avon	31.3	30.5	31.3	33.1	33.3	100	97	100	106	106
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly³	14.6	15.3	16.5	16.4	16.3	100	106	113	112	112
Devon	33.9	35.0	35.2	32.7	²33.3	100	103	104	96	98
Gloucestershire	14.1	14.4	14.5	15.4	15.7	100	102	103	109	111
Somerset	9.6	10.2	8.1	11.0	11.1	100	106	84	115	116
Hereford and Worcestershire	17.5	18.4	14.1	19.9	²19.9	100	106	81	114	114
Shropshire	12.3	11.9	11.5	12.3	13.7	100	97	93	100	111
Staffordshire	33.9	40.1	26.1	39.9	41.3	100	118	77	118	122
Warwickshire	13.0	14.6	13.2	11.4	²13.9	100	112	102	88	107
Cheshire	33.0	29.9	32.3	36.7	37.5	100	91	98	111	114
Lancashire	70.5	70.6	35.6	73.6	71.4	100	100	50	104	101
Metropolitan authorities
Northumbria Met³	61.1	61.6	37.4	67.3	²66.1	100	101	61	110	108
West Yorkshire Met	108.5	107.0	107.5	113.3	101.2	100	99	99	104	93
South Yorkshire Met	49.1	57.6	58.8	64.9	64.1	100	117	120	132	131
London Ambulance Service	470.3	451.1	231.3	456.7	472.3	100	96	49	97	100
West Midlands Met	115.1	117.4	66.9	117.2	²120.3	100	102	58	102	105
Mersey Met	108.5	101.4	101.4	103.4	²102.1	100	93	93	95	94
Greater Manchester Met	149.3	145.4	77.9	159.1	²157.9	100	97	52	107	106
¹Due to industrial action during 1989–90 figures are not representative.
²Return based on number of emergency patient journeys.
³Trust status in 1991–92.
⁴Inconsistency due to incomplete data.