Written questions

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: Ambulance Services

Commons · Question 10757 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to reduce ambulance handover times at hospitals operated by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 29 Jun 2026

The Government recognises that ambulance response times are not meeting the high standards patients should expect. We are determined to address this challenge and have set out a clear path for improvement. On the 25 October 2025 we published the Medium-Te...