Statistical Note: Ambulance Quality Indicators (AQI) The latest Systems Indicators for January 2018 for Ambulance Services in England showed that one of the six standards in the Handbook to the NHS constitution was met. The latest Clinical Outcomes showed fewer patients transported by Ambulance Services had the appropriate care bundle after a heart attack in August 2017. September 2017 showed fewer stroke patients conveyed within 60 minutes, but higher survival rates after cardiac arrest. Systems Indicators Response times Figure 1 shows that January 2018 was the second month when all Ambulance Services in England, apart from Isle of Wight, reported against the new standards. For Category C1, the most life-threatening incidents, the mean average response time was 8 minutes 19 seconds in January 2018, 33 seconds less than in December 2017. Only West Midlands (WMAS) and North East (NEAS) Ambulance Services met the mean standard of 7 minutes. . The 90th centile response time for Category C1 (Figure 2) was the only one of the six standards met across England as a whole. Only South Central (SCAS, 16:30), South East Coast (SECAmb, 16:13) and WMAS (12:22) met the Category C2 mean response time standard of 18 minutes. The same three Services met the 90th centile standard of 40 minutes for C2. For C2 in January 2018, all ten Services had a response time shorter than in December 2017, but longer than in November 2017 (where available), both for the mean, and for the 90th centile. For C3 in January 2018, the mean of the 90th centiles across England reduced by nearly 40 minutes from December 2017, yet still only WMAS met the C3 standard of 2 hours. For C4, East Midlands (EMAS), London (LAS) and WMAS met the 3 hour standard. new Systems Indicators In January 2018 there were 23.5 thousand calls to 999 answered per day. Comparing Services who provided data in both months, this was a decrease of 14% on December 2017.
Statistical Note: Ambulance Quality Indicators (AQI) The latest Systems Indicators for January 2018 for Ambulance Services in England showed that one of the six standards in the Handbook to the NHS constitution was met. The latest Clinical Outcomes showed fewer patients transported by Ambulance Services had the appropriate care bundle after a heart attack in August 2017. September 2017 showed fewer stroke patients conveyed within 60 minutes, but higher survival rates after cardiac arrest. Systems Indicators Response times Figure 1 shows that January 2018 was the second month when all Ambulance Services in England, apart from Isle of Wight, reported against the new standards. For Category C1, the most life-threatening incidents, the mean average response time was 8 minutes 19 seconds in January 2018, 33 seconds less than in December 2017. Only West Midlands (WMAS) and North East (NEAS) Ambulance Services met the mean standard of 7 minutes. . The 90th centile response time for Category C1 (Figure 2) was the only one of the six standards met across England as a whole. Only South Central (SCAS, 16:30), South East Coast (SECAmb, 16:13) and WMAS (12:22) met the Category C2 mean response time standard of 18 minutes. The same three Services met the 90th centile standard of 40 minutes for C2. For C2 in January 2018, all ten Services had a response time shorter than in December 2017, but longer than in November 2017 (where available), both for the mean, and for the 90th centile. For C3 in January 2018, the mean of the 90th centiles across England reduced by nearly 40 minutes from December 2017, yet still only WMAS met the C3 standard of 2 hours. For C4, East Midlands (EMAS), London (LAS) and WMAS met the 3 hour standard. new Systems Indicators In January 2018 there were 23.5 thousand calls to 999 answered per day. Comparing Services who provided data in both months, this was a decrease of 14% on December 2017.
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