Published as supplied by the authors
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Sources of data
The data for the description of ambulance response times are from form KA34 & are as follows:
Source data on Ambulance service Category A calls: percentage of responses within 8 minutes | ||||||
1999-2000 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 | |
Trusts included | ||||||
Cumbria Ambulance NHS Trust |
61.6 |
69.2 |
72.6 |
76.6 |
76.7 |
75.0 |
North East Ambulance NHS Trust |
50.1 |
50.8 |
72.3 |
76.6 |
75.6 |
77.4 |
Tees, East & North Yorkshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
55.5 |
52.8 |
71.9 |
73.4 |
73.7 |
77.1 |
East Midlands Ambulance NHS Trust |
37.8 |
49 |
73.1 |
73.2 |
75.0 |
75.4 |
Lincolnshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
58.3 |
64.8 |
77.5 |
76.4 |
75.7 |
77.0 |
Essex Ambulance NHS Trust |
61.8 |
72.4 |
78.1 |
67.3 |
75.7 |
77.3 |
Sussex Ambulance NHS Trust |
56.5 |
61.3 |
71.8 |
72.4 |
71.8 |
73.4 |
Kent Ambulance NHS Trust |
40.3 |
45.1 |
69.7 |
72.9 |
74.3 |
75.8 |
Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust |
57.7 |
70.3 |
76.1 |
71.9 |
75.4 |
76.9 |
Royal Berkshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
63.2 |
72.3 |
76.4 |
76.4 |
76.1 |
76.6 |
The Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust |
60.7 |
65 |
73.9 |
76 |
76.6 |
76.0 |
West Country Ambulance NHS Trust |
39.2 |
43.3 |
58.1 |
72.2 |
75.4 |
75.1 |
Gloucestershire Ambulance NHS Trust |
49.6 |
58.3 |
71.2 |
71.5 |
73.3 |
71.2 |
Staffordshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
87.4 |
87.4 |
87.5 |
86.4 |
86.6 |
88.3 |
Lancashire Ambulance NHS Trust |
68.6 |
77.3 |
78.3 |
76.7 |
77.7 |
76.7 |
Avon Ambulance NHS Trust |
51.3 |
60.9 |
71.5 |
73.2 |
72.0 |
75.4 |
Mersey Regional Ambulance NHS Trust |
59.9 |
77.4 |
75.6 |
76.7 |
76.1 |
73.7 |
1999-2000 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 | |
Trusts excluded | ||||||
East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
53 |
63.8 |
75.2 |
76.1 |
76.5 |
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
na |
48.9 |
69.5 |
76.2 |
75.3 |
75.2 |
Hampshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
66.9 |
73.0 |
74.1 |
74.1 |
75.6 |
Wiltshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
59.8 |
73.6 |
71.4 |
55.7 |
68.0 |
Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (NHS Trust) |
na |
55.8 |
69.4 |
73.3 |
76.5 |
77.2 |
Oxfordshire Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
50.9 |
71.3 |
75.2 |
75.4 |
77.9 |
Hereford & Worcester Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
57.3 |
76.7 |
77.8 |
75.3 |
75.0 |
Warwickshire Ambulance NHS Trust * |
68.3 |
73.5 |
76.8 |
76.8 |
75.7 |
75.6 |
West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
69.5 |
77.4 |
72.1 |
68.4 |
76.0 |
South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
58.8 |
77.2 |
75.3 |
71.8 |
72.5 |
Surrey Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
67 |
76.4 |
75 |
77.1 |
74.8 |
London Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
41.8 |
57.2 |
69.1 |
76.0 |
76.6 |
Greater Manchester Ambulance NHS Trust |
na |
51.6 |
71.9 |
82.4 |
82.5 |
79.6 |
Shropshire Ambulance Service# |
52.8 |
53.7 |
76.2 |
78 |
na |
na |
West Midlands Metropolitan NHS Trust*# |
64 |
69.5 |
76 |
78.3 |
76.4 |
76.2 |
na -- denotes no data available
* From 1 April 2004 services for Coventry, formerly provided by West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS trust, have been provided by Coventry & Warwickshire Ambulance Service NHS trust.
# Shropshire included in West Midlands from 2003-04
Source: Form KA34
Sources for data from Table 1 are:
1999 to 2003: for all countries, Office of National Statistics, Regional Trends, 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38. (Note although data are reported for Scotland, we have been informed by the source for these data in Scotland that these are not comparable with other UK countries because of differences in definitions)
2004 & 2005:
England, Department of Health. Chief Executive’s Report to the NHS – Statistical Supplement May 2005. Table 3.5.1: Waiting lists for inpatient treatment at year end. London: Department of Health, 2005. http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/26/27/04082627.pdf (accessed 28 September 2005)
Wales, National Assembly for Wales, Health Statistics Wales 2005, 6.1 Waiting lists (a). http://www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticsforwales/content/publication/health/2004/hsw2005/hsw2005-ch6/hsw2005-ch6.htm (Full details of changes http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=1480) (accessed 28 September 2005)
Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Waiting Lists March 2004 (Table 2.3: Ordinary Admission Waiting List by Provider and Time Waiting -- end of March 2004 and Table 2.4: Day Case Waiting List by Provider and Time Waiting -- end of March 2004); and Northern Ireland Waiting Lists March 2005 (Table 3a Number of Patients Waiting for Admission by Months Waiting and Specialty – March 2005). http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/stats&research/order.asp (accessed 28 September 2005)