Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average waiting time for an ambulance in England (a) in August, (b) in September, (c) in October and (d) from 1 November to 8 November 2022.
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The following table shows the mean average ambulance waiting times in hours, minutes and seconds for Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 incidents in England in each month from August to October 2022.
Month | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 |
August | 9:08 | 0:42:44 | 5:41:13 | 7:27:56 |
September | 9:19 | 0:47:59 | 6:51:31 | 7:48:12 |
October | 9:56 | 1:01:19 | 8:49:35 | 9:54:11 |
Source: NHS Ambulance Quality Indicators.