Ambulance Services: East of England
Commons · Question 110308 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of ambulance call-outs were assessed as avoidable or suitable for alternative pathways in the East of England during the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Mar 2026
Between January and December 2025, a total of 121,305 emergency 999 calls were successfully redirected away from a traditional ambulance dispatch in the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (EEAST) and into alternative care pathways.Thes...