Ambulance Services: Lancashire
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for ambulances in the Lancashire Ambulance Service area.
Answered by Karin Smyth
NHS England publishes monthly official statistics for ambulance service performance. Lancashire is served by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS). The following table shows the most recent average response times for the NWAS, in hours, minutes, and seconds, broken down by category:
Category name | Performance in June 2025 |
Category 1 average | 00:07:15 |
Category 2 average | 00:25:39 |
Category 3 average | 01:42:46 |
Category 4 average | 01:56:14 |
Source: Ambulance Management Information dataset, available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/ambulance-management-information/
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