HOSPITAL SERVICES REPORT : ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES - JUN97

How quickly do ambulances respond to emergencies?

Metropolitan ambulance emergency response times: Code One^1,2,3

¹ Emergencies are ambulance requests where 'presenting information indicates that time is critical and that an ambulance should respond as quickly as possible'.

² Code One: A time critical incident to which one or more ambulances are despatched.

³ Data are response times for the Metropolitan Ambulance Service only.

Source: Metropolitan Ambulance Service