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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Standards

Asked by Edward ArgarConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12134

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average wait time of an i) Category 1, ii) Category 2, iii) Category 3, iv) Category 4 EMAS call-out in Melthom Mombury in each month since December 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Ambulance response times are not published in either format requested. NHS England publishes monthly ambulance performance statistics, including mean and 90th centile response times for Category 1, Category 2, Category 3 and Category 4 incidents by ambulance trust. Data on the proportion of incidents responded to within target times is not routinely published. Published ambulance quality indicators are published monthly by ambulance service trust and is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/

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