PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ambulance Services: Shropshire (6 January 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for delays to category 1 and 2 ambulance responses in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
A range of factors drive longer ambulance response times, including in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. A key issue is hospital occupancy pressures leading to ambulance handover delays. The Government has announced funding for the National Health Service with £250 million to support patient discharge and patient flow.
Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
11 January 2023
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