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Written question asked by Alex McIntyre (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Ambulance Services: Gloucester

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what improvements have been made to ambulance response times in Gloucester constituency between 2024 and 2025.

Answer

Gloucester is served by the South-Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT). In the year 2023/24, average Category 2 response times were 42 minutes and 50 seconds. In the year 2024/25, average Category 2 response times worsened, to 45 minutes and 25 seconds.

However, the most recent National Health Service performance figures for SWASFT show that the year-to-date, from April 2025 to February 2026, the average Category 2 response time has been 34 minutes and 50 seconds, showing considerable improvement this financial year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121528
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Ambulance services Standards Gloucester
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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