Response times
Performance data for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust for 2007 - 2008
The Trust has to meet strict performance criteria when attending emergency calls.
Our key targets are to reach:
- 75% of Category A (life-threatening) calls within 8 minutes
- 95% of Category A calls within 19 minutes
- 95% of Category B (non life-threatening) within 19 minutes
- 95% of GP urgent calls within the time allotted by the doctor
For the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 our performance was as follows:
| Activity | Category A responses | 175,994 |
|---|---|---|
| Category B responses | 254,066 | |
| Category C Response | 113,491 | |
| GP's Urgent calls | 64,677 | |
| Performance | Category A responses within 8 minutes | 75.03% |
| Category A responses within 19 minutes | 97.65% | |
| Category B responses within 19 minutes | 93.60% | |
| GP Urgent responses within the target time | 90.86% |
The latest figures are available by month - please see menu to left.
