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Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ambulance trusts to help ensure adequate (a) coverage and (b) response times.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ambulance trusts to help ensure adequate (a) coverage and (b) response times.

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    On 30 January 2025, NHS England published the 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance. This set out the actions to be taken by the National Health Service in 2025/26 to improve ambulance response times. The planning guidance is available at t...

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