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Ambulance Services: North Cornwall

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 July 2025UIN 63846

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times for elderly patients in North Cornwall constituency.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Government recognises that ambulance response times, including in North Cornwall, are not meeting the high standards patients should expect.

We are determined to turn things around and our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025-26, backed by almost £450 million of capital investment, commits to reducing ambulance response times for Category 2 incidents to 30 minutes on average this year.

Our 10-Year Health Plan sets out how we will reform the National Health Service, including urgent and emergency care services, with a key focus on shifting urgent care into the community through new Neighbourhood Health Services.

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