Ambulance Services: Standards
Commons · Question 111229 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
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 hospital handover delays on ambulance response times in (a) Shropshire and (b) the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Feb 2026
No such assessment has been made. Ambulance handover and response times for ambulance trusts, including for the West Midlands Ambulance Service, are published monthly by NHS England. This information can be accessed via the Ambulance Quality Indications d...