Ambulance Services: West Midlands
Commons · Question 61586 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ambulance handover times on the number of paramedics employed by West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 26 Jun 2025
No specific assessment has been made for West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust. It is for local ambulance trusts and their commissioners to take decisions on staff resourcing to meet local patient demand.However, we recognise the impact that handover dela...