Question follow-through · 1925
Sepsis: Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the criteria for ambulance dispatch to ensure that suspected sepsis cases are prioritised; and if he will take steps to ensure that the NHS guidelines on (a) calling 999 and (b) g
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 6 Aug 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the criteria for ambulance dispatch to ensure that suspected sepsis cases are prioritised; and if he will take steps to ensure that the NHS guidelines on (a) calling 999 and (b) g
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Aug 2024
Answer published
Calls to 999 are triaged to ensure the sickest patients get the fastest response. Suspected sepsis is generally allocated a Category 2 response. This category of response is for emergency incidents that require urgent assessment and rapid transportation.T...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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