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Ambulance Services

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 64961

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the trends in the levels of ambulance callouts to the same patient more than once in a 24 hour period.

Answered by Karin Smyth

No assessment has been made. The assessment and management of frequent callers is made at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.

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