HC Deb 24 November 1994 vol 250 cc324-5W
Mr. Chidgey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the absenteeism rate for employees of the London ambulance service in 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Mr. Sackville

According to figures supplied by the London ambulance service, absenteeism rates for all staff in the years requested were:

  • 1991: 9.2 per cent.
  • 1992: 10.1 per cent.
  • 1993: 9.4 per cent

Mr. Chidgey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of ambulances arriving after 14 minutes from being called in the London area, in the year from 1 April 1993.

Mr. Sackville

According to figures supplied by the London ambulance service, of a total 494,900 calls in 1993–94, 186,960 ambulances arrived after 14 minutes. Of those, 112,065 arrived between 14 and 19 minutes.

Mr. Chidgey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the number and percentage of emergency ambulance calls in the London area that took(a) 14 minutes, (b) 15 minutes, (c) 16 minutes, (d) 17 minutes, (e) 18 minutes, (f) 19 minutes, (g) 20 minutes, (h) 21 minutes, (i) 22 minutes,(j) 23 minutes,(k) 24 minutes,(l) 25 minutes, (m) 26 minutes, (n) 27 minutes, (o) 28 minutes, (p) 29 minutes and (q) 30 minutes, in the year 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994 and in the current year.

Mr. Sackville

According to figures supplied by the London ambulance service, the information is as shown in the tables.

Minutes Calls Percentage of Total Cumulative Total Cumulative Percentage
Response Times 1993–94 cont.
17 21,769 4.4 387,673 78
18 17,934 3.6 405,607 82
19 14,398 2.9 420,005 85
20 12,139 2.5 432,144 87
21 9,740 2.0 441,884 89
22 7,771 1.6 449,655 91
23 6,410 1.3 456,065 92
24 5,654 1.1 461,719 93
25 4,614 0.9 466,333 94
26+ 28,567 5.8 494,900 100
Response times 1 April 1994–31 October 1994
14 27,655 8.9 203,594 65
15 18,521 5.9 222,115 71
16 15,753 5.0 237,868 76
17 12,818 4.1 250,686 80
18 10,523 3.4 261,209 84
19 8,526 2.7 269,735 86
20 7,102 2.3 276,837 89
21 5,497 1.8 282,334 90
22 4,476 1.4 286,810 92
23 3,633 1.2 290,443 93
24 3,064 1.0 293,507 94
25 2,544 0.8 296,051 95
26 1,725 0.6 297,776 95
27 1,656 0.5 299,432 96
28 1,355 0.4 300,787 96
29 1,185 0.4 301,972 97
30 1,078 0.3 303,050 97
31+ 9,172 2.9 312,222 100

Calls responded to within 14 minutes have increased by 13 per cent. per month this year compared with last year.