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South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: funding, staff and response times
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£435m for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in 2024-25, £73.85 per resident, +4.6% on a year earlier after inflation. Its mean response to category 2 calls was 37.7 minutes in 2026-08, against a standard of 18 minutes (category 2 mean).
Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
Key figures
- £435m2024-25, cash +8.8% on a year earlier
- £73.85Per resident, 2024-25
- 9.6 minutesCategory 1 (life-threatening): average response, 2026-08 England: 7.9 minutes
- 37.7 minutesCategory 2 (emergency, such as stroke or heart attack): average response, 2026-08 England: 28.9 minutes
- 77.3 minutesCategory 2: 9 in 10 reached within, 2026-08 England: 58.6 minutes
Source: NHS England.
Over time: cash, real terms and per resident
Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2017-18: England’s response categories 1 to 4 and their standards (the Ambulance Response Programme) began in 2017; the NHS England series here starts with them. Earlier red/green figures are not comparable. 2022-23: Scotland: response times from April 2022 are provisional while the Scottish Ambulance Service revises its definition. 2023-24: England: handover times are in AmbSYS from October 2023, replacing the winter situation reports. 2025-26: Wales: a new clinical response model from July 2025 (purple, red, orange, yellow, green); the old red 8-minute measure ends in June 2025 and the two are not comparable. 2026-27: England: integrated care boards merged in April 2026; the trust areas are drawn on the new boards. From August 2026 NHS England moved some ambulance data to the Ambulance Data Set, and the latest month is revised the month after.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £330.5m | £258.3m |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £385.1m | £316.8m |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £404.5m | £333.6m |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £413.9m | £365.2m |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £429.9m | £399.4m |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £449.6m | £434.6m |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
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2019-20Details for 2019-20 | £59 | £46 |
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2020-21Details for 2020-21 | £68 | £56 |
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2021-22Details for 2021-22 | £71 | £58 |
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2022-23Details for 2022-23 | £72 | £63 |
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2023-24Details for 2023-24 | £74 | £68 |
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2024-25Details for 2024-25 | £76 | £74 |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
Source: NHS England, NHS providers: trust accounts consolidation (TAC) data, 2024/25, 2022/23, 2020/21 accounts.
Where it sits, and what is below it
- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body not published
- Local body (this level)
- Spending category
- Line or transaction not published
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Operating expenses from the trust’s audited accounts (NHS England TAC data), including NHS 111 and patient transport services where the trust runs them. Per head uses the residents of the integrated care boards the trust serves.
£435m in 2024-25 (cash); £450m in 2025-26 prices; £73.85 per resident; +8.8% on a year earlier in cash, +4.6% in real terms.
| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
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Staff and directorsDetails for Staff and directors | £314m | £325m | £53.33 | +8.5% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Transport (including vehicle running and patient travel)Details for Transport (including vehicle running and patient travel) | £56m | £58m | £9.55 | +0.6% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Premises and establishmentDetails for Premises and establishment | £21m | £22m | £3.60 | −1.2% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Depreciation, amortisation and impairmentsDetails for Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | £21m | £22m | £3.54 | −8.7% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Other operating costsDetails for Other operating costs | £12m | £12m | £2.04 | −14.2% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Supplies, services and drugsDetails for Supplies, services and drugs | £10m | £10m | £1.61 | −12.7% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Care bought from other providersDetails for Care bought from other providers | £1m | £1m | £0.18 | −25.5% | NHS England | Line or transaction not published: The accounts give spending only at this level. English trusts publish their individual payments over £25,000 on their own websites, but these are not collected centrally, so no finer lines are shown. |
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Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.
What is recorded alongside the money
These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.
| Measure | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England | Period |
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Category 1 (life-threatening): average responseDetails for Category 1 (life-threatening): average response | 9.6 minutes | 7.9 minutes | 2026-08 |
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Category 2 (emergency, such as stroke or heart attack): average responseDetails for Category 2 (emergency, such as stroke or heart attack): average response | 37.7 minutes | 28.9 minutes | 2026-08 |
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Category 2: 9 in 10 reached withinDetails for Category 2: 9 in 10 reached within | 77.3 minutes | 58.6 minutes | 2026-08 |
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Handovers taking over an hourDetails for Handovers taking over an hour | 13.3% | 7.0% | 2026-08 |
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Incidents per 1,000 residentsDetails for Incidents per 1,000 residents | 15.2 per 1,000 residents | 13.8 per 1,000 residents | 2026-08 |
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Staff (full-time equivalent)Details for Staff (full-time equivalent) | 5,604 FTE | 55,608 FTE | 2026-07 |
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Mean time from the call to the first ambulance response arriving, for category 1 calls (cardiac arrest and other life-threatening conditions), against the national ambulance response standards for England (Ambulance Response Programme, 2017). Target: 7 minutes (category 1 mean).
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England |
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2017-11Details for 2017-11 | 10.5 | 8.0 |
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2017-12Details for 2017-12 | 10.3 | 8.9 |
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2018-01Details for 2018-01 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
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2018-02Details for 2018-02 | 9.3 | 8.3 |
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2018-03Details for 2018-03 | 9.7 | 8.6 |
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2018-04Details for 2018-04 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
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2018-05Details for 2018-05 | 8.4 | 7.7 |
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2018-06Details for 2018-06 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
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2018-07Details for 2018-07 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
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2018-08Details for 2018-08 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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2018-09Details for 2018-09 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
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2018-10Details for 2018-10 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
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2018-11Details for 2018-11 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
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2018-12Details for 2018-12 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
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2019-01Details for 2019-01 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
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2019-02Details for 2019-02 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
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2019-03Details for 2019-03 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
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2019-04Details for 2019-04 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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2019-05Details for 2019-05 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
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2019-06Details for 2019-06 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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2019-07Details for 2019-07 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
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2019-08Details for 2019-08 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
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2019-09Details for 2019-09 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
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2019-10Details for 2019-10 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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2019-11Details for 2019-11 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
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2019-12Details for 2019-12 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
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2020-01Details for 2020-01 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
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2020-02Details for 2020-02 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
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2020-03Details for 2020-03 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
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2020-04Details for 2020-04 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
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2020-05Details for 2020-05 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
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2020-06Details for 2020-06 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
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2020-07Details for 2020-07 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
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2020-08Details for 2020-08 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
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2020-09Details for 2020-09 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
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2020-10Details for 2020-10 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
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2020-11Details for 2020-11 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
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2020-12Details for 2020-12 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
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2021-01Details for 2021-01 | 8.2 | 7.5 |
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2021-02Details for 2021-02 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
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2021-03Details for 2021-03 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
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2021-04Details for 2021-04 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
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2021-05Details for 2021-05 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
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2021-06Details for 2021-06 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
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2021-07Details for 2021-07 | 9.7 | 8.6 |
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2021-08Details for 2021-08 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
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2021-09Details for 2021-09 | 11.1 | 9.0 |
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2021-10Details for 2021-10 | 11.8 | 9.4 |
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2021-11Details for 2021-11 | 11.0 | 9.2 |
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2021-12Details for 2021-12 | 11.6 | 9.2 |
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2022-01Details for 2022-01 | 10.2 | 8.5 |
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2022-02Details for 2022-02 | 11.7 | 8.9 |
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2022-03Details for 2022-03 | 13.1 | 9.6 |
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2022-04Details for 2022-04 | 11.8 | 9.0 |
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2022-05Details for 2022-05 | 10.7 | 8.6 |
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2022-06Details for 2022-06 | 11.5 | 9.1 |
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2022-07Details for 2022-07 | 11.8 | 9.6 |
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2022-08Details for 2022-08 | 11.5 | 9.1 |
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2022-09Details for 2022-09 | 11.2 | 9.3 |
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2022-10Details for 2022-10 | 11.2 | 9.9 |
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2022-11Details for 2022-11 | 10.2 | 9.4 |
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2022-12Details for 2022-12 | 13.2 | 11.0 |
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2023-01Details for 2023-01 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
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2023-02Details for 2023-02 | 9.4 | 8.5 |
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2023-03Details for 2023-03 | 9.8 | 8.8 |
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2023-04Details for 2023-04 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
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2023-05Details for 2023-05 | 9.4 | 8.3 |
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2023-06Details for 2023-06 | 9.6 | 8.7 |
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2023-07Details for 2023-07 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
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2023-08Details for 2023-08 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
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2023-09Details for 2023-09 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
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2023-10Details for 2023-10 | 10.0 | 8.7 |
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2023-11Details for 2023-11 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
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2023-12Details for 2023-12 | 10.1 | 8.7 |
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2024-01Details for 2024-01 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
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2024-02Details for 2024-02 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
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2024-03Details for 2024-03 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
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2024-04Details for 2024-04 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
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2024-05Details for 2024-05 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
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2024-06Details for 2024-06 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
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2024-07Details for 2024-07 | 9.4 | 8.3 |
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2024-08Details for 2024-08 | 9.6 | 8.1 |
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2024-09Details for 2024-09 | 9.6 | 8.4 |
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2024-10Details for 2024-10 | 10.4 | 8.6 |
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2024-11Details for 2024-11 | 10.3 | 8.6 |
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2024-12Details for 2024-12 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
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2025-01Details for 2025-01 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
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2025-02Details for 2025-02 | 9.2 | 8.1 |
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2025-03Details for 2025-03 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
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2025-04Details for 2025-04 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
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2025-05Details for 2025-05 | 9.2 | 7.8 |
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2025-06Details for 2025-06 | 9.1 | 7.9 |
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2025-07Details for 2025-07 | 9.1 | 7.9 |
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2025-08Details for 2025-08 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
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2025-09Details for 2025-09 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
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2025-10Details for 2025-10 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
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2025-11Details for 2025-11 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
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2025-12Details for 2025-12 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
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2026-01Details for 2026-01 | 9.3 | 8.1 |
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2026-02Details for 2026-02 | 9.0 | 7.8 |
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2026-03Details for 2026-03 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
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2026-04Details for 2026-04 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
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2026-05Details for 2026-05 | 9.4 | 7.9 |
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2026-06Details for 2026-06 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
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2026-07Details for 2026-07 | 9.6 | 8.0 |
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2026-08Details for 2026-08 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
Mean response time for category 2 calls. The standard is 18 minutes; NHS England’s planning ambition for 2025-26 was a mean of 30 minutes. Target: 18 minutes (category 2 mean).
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England |
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2017-11Details for 2017-11 | 29.1 | 22.8 |
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2017-12Details for 2017-12 | 37.3 | 29.6 |
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2018-01Details for 2018-01 | 29.8 | 26.1 |
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2018-02Details for 2018-02 | 31.7 | 25.6 |
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2018-03Details for 2018-03 | 35.1 | 27.7 |
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2018-04Details for 2018-04 | 23.4 | 20.2 |
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2018-05Details for 2018-05 | 24.7 | 21.2 |
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2018-06Details for 2018-06 | 26.5 | 21.5 |
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2018-07Details for 2018-07 | 28.1 | 22.6 |
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2018-08Details for 2018-08 | 26.8 | 20.6 |
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2018-09Details for 2018-09 | 27.0 | 21.6 |
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2018-10Details for 2018-10 | 27.0 | 21.3 |
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2018-11Details for 2018-11 | 28.2 | 21.9 |
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2018-12Details for 2018-12 | 27.4 | 22.4 |
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2019-01Details for 2019-01 | 29.3 | 23.0 |
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2019-02Details for 2019-02 | 30.1 | 23.6 |
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2019-03Details for 2019-03 | 29.7 | 21.3 |
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2019-04Details for 2019-04 | 29.9 | 21.5 |
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2019-05Details for 2019-05 | 28.5 | 21.0 |
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2019-06Details for 2019-06 | 29.5 | 22.5 |
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2019-07Details for 2019-07 | 29.4 | 23.3 |
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2019-08Details for 2019-08 | 27.9 | 21.3 |
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2019-09Details for 2019-09 | 30.1 | 22.4 |
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2019-10Details for 2019-10 | 28.3 | 23.8 |
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2019-11Details for 2019-11 | 29.3 | 25.9 |
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2019-12Details for 2019-12 | 30.1 | 28.0 |
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2020-01Details for 2020-01 | 25.9 | 20.9 |
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2020-02Details for 2020-02 | 26.8 | 22.1 |
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2020-03Details for 2020-03 | 27.9 | 32.1 |
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2020-04Details for 2020-04 | 17.2 | 18.5 |
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2020-05Details for 2020-05 | 17.4 | 13.5 |
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2020-06Details for 2020-06 | 18.4 | 14.9 |
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2020-07Details for 2020-07 | 20.0 | 16.7 |
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2020-08Details for 2020-08 | 24.3 | 20.1 |
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2020-09Details for 2020-09 | 27.5 | 22.6 |
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2020-10Details for 2020-10 | 27.1 | 25.4 |
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2020-11Details for 2020-11 | 23.9 | 21.3 |
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2020-12Details for 2020-12 | 27.0 | 27.9 |
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2021-01Details for 2021-01 | 29.1 | 29.7 |
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2021-02Details for 2021-02 | 24.2 | 18.3 |
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2021-03Details for 2021-03 | 22.6 | 18.4 |
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2021-04Details for 2021-04 | 25.2 | 20.3 |
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2021-05Details for 2021-05 | 32.3 | 24.6 |
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2021-06Details for 2021-06 | 37.2 | 30.7 |
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2021-07Details for 2021-07 | 50.6 | 41.1 |
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2021-08Details for 2021-08 | 53.9 | 38.7 |
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2021-09Details for 2021-09 | 66.2 | 45.5 |
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2021-10Details for 2021-10 | 84.4 | 53.9 |
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2021-11Details for 2021-11 | 73.7 | 46.6 |
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2021-12Details for 2021-12 | 73.3 | 53.4 |
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2022-01Details for 2022-01 | 57.4 | 38.1 |
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2022-02Details for 2022-02 | 85.4 | 42.1 |
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2022-03Details for 2022-03 | 113.7 | 61.1 |
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2022-04Details for 2022-04 | 81.0 | 51.3 |
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2022-05Details for 2022-05 | 56.3 | 39.9 |
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2022-06Details for 2022-06 | 69.8 | 51.4 |
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2022-07Details for 2022-07 | 75.6 | 58.9 |
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2022-08Details for 2022-08 | 59.6 | 42.6 |
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2022-09Details for 2022-09 | 68.9 | 48.0 |
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2022-10Details for 2022-10 | 72.6 | 61.3 |
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2022-11Details for 2022-11 | 55.5 | 48.2 |
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2022-12Details for 2022-12 | 159.2 | 92.9 |
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2023-01Details for 2023-01 | 38.1 | 32.1 |
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2023-02Details for 2023-02 | 40.0 | 32.3 |
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2023-03Details for 2023-03 | 52.6 | 39.6 |
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2023-04Details for 2023-04 | 33.4 | 28.6 |
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2023-05Details for 2023-05 | 36.7 | 32.4 |
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2023-06Details for 2023-06 | 43.0 | 36.8 |
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2023-07Details for 2023-07 | 35.7 | 31.8 |
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2023-08Details for 2023-08 | 33.3 | 31.5 |
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2023-09Details for 2023-09 | 47.5 | 37.7 |
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2023-10Details for 2023-10 | 55.0 | 41.7 |
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2023-11Details for 2023-11 | 44.4 | 38.5 |
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2023-12Details for 2023-12 | 51.4 | 46.0 |
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2024-01Details for 2024-01 | 44.8 | 40.1 |
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2024-02Details for 2024-02 | 43.1 | 36.3 |
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2024-03Details for 2024-03 | 45.9 | 33.9 |
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2024-04Details for 2024-04 | 36.8 | 30.4 |
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2024-05Details for 2024-05 | 40.7 | 32.7 |
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2024-06Details for 2024-06 | 43.2 | 34.6 |
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2024-07Details for 2024-07 | 39.2 | 33.4 |
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2024-08Details for 2024-08 | 32.5 | 27.4 |
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2024-09Details for 2024-09 | 42.8 | 36.1 |
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2024-10Details for 2024-10 | 57.6 | 42.3 |
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2024-11Details for 2024-11 | 59.1 | 42.4 |
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2024-12Details for 2024-12 | 60.6 | 47.4 |
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2025-01Details for 2025-01 | 51.8 | 35.7 |
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2025-02Details for 2025-02 | 40.5 | 31.4 |
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2025-03Details for 2025-03 | 37.0 | 28.6 |
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2025-04Details for 2025-04 | 36.7 | 27.5 |
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2025-05Details for 2025-05 | 36.3 | 27.8 |
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2025-06Details for 2025-06 | 35.5 | 29.6 |
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2025-07Details for 2025-07 | 31.9 | 28.6 |
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2025-08Details for 2025-08 | 32.1 | 27.0 |
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2025-09Details for 2025-09 | 37.0 | 30.8 |
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2025-10Details for 2025-10 | 34.5 | 32.6 |
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2025-11Details for 2025-11 | 31.0 | 32.8 |
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2025-12Details for 2025-12 | 33.0 | 32.7 |
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2026-01Details for 2026-01 | 39.3 | 35.1 |
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2026-02Details for 2026-02 | 34.2 | 29.0 |
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2026-03Details for 2026-03 | 30.3 | 26.3 |
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2026-04Details for 2026-04 | 30.5 | 24.5 |
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2026-05Details for 2026-05 | 40.4 | 29.2 |
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2026-06Details for 2026-06 | 45.0 | 32.5 |
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2026-07Details for 2026-07 | 39.4 | 29.8 |
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2026-08Details for 2026-08 | 37.7 | 28.9 |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
The 90th centile category 2 response time. Target: 40 minutes (category 2, 90th centile).
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England |
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2017-11Details for 2017-11 | 61.9 | 47.7 |
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2017-12Details for 2017-12 | 77.5 | 63.0 |
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2018-01Details for 2018-01 | 62.6 | 55.6 |
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2018-02Details for 2018-02 | 65.4 | 54.0 |
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2018-03Details for 2018-03 | 73.5 | 59.3 |
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2018-04Details for 2018-04 | 48.3 | 41.4 |
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2018-05Details for 2018-05 | 51.6 | 43.7 |
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2018-06Details for 2018-06 | 56.1 | 44.3 |
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2018-07Details for 2018-07 | 59.7 | 46.9 |
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2018-08Details for 2018-08 | 57.0 | 42.3 |
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2018-09Details for 2018-09 | 56.9 | 44.3 |
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2018-10Details for 2018-10 | 56.5 | 43.4 |
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2018-11Details for 2018-11 | 59.3 | 44.9 |
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2018-12Details for 2018-12 | 58.1 | 46.4 |
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2019-01Details for 2019-01 | 61.8 | 47.7 |
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2019-02Details for 2019-02 | 63.6 | 49.0 |
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2019-03Details for 2019-03 | 62.3 | 43.2 |
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2019-04Details for 2019-04 | 62.9 | 44.0 |
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2019-05Details for 2019-05 | 60.0 | 43.0 |
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2019-06Details for 2019-06 | 61.8 | 46.1 |
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2019-07Details for 2019-07 | 61.7 | 48.0 |
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2019-08Details for 2019-08 | 58.0 | 43.5 |
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2019-09Details for 2019-09 | 62.9 | 45.7 |
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2019-10Details for 2019-10 | 59.1 | 48.5 |
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2019-11Details for 2019-11 | 61.5 | 53.3 |
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2019-12Details for 2019-12 | 63.1 | 58.5 |
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2020-01Details for 2020-01 | 53.7 | 42.5 |
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2020-02Details for 2020-02 | 55.8 | 45.1 |
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2020-03Details for 2020-03 | 57.1 | 69.0 |
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2020-04Details for 2020-04 | 33.5 | 38.4 |
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2020-05Details for 2020-05 | 34.1 | 25.3 |
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2020-06Details for 2020-06 | 36.2 | 28.4 |
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2020-07Details for 2020-07 | 40.2 | 32.6 |
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2020-08Details for 2020-08 | 49.6 | 40.6 |
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2020-09Details for 2020-09 | 56.2 | 46.1 |
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2020-10Details for 2020-10 | 55.0 | 52.1 |
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2020-11Details for 2020-11 | 47.5 | 42.8 |
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2020-12Details for 2020-12 | 55.3 | 59.6 |
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2021-01Details for 2021-01 | 59.8 | 64.2 |
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2021-02Details for 2021-02 | 48.5 | 36.1 |
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2021-03Details for 2021-03 | 45.4 | 36.4 |
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2021-04Details for 2021-04 | 50.8 | 40.5 |
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2021-05Details for 2021-05 | 66.1 | 50.0 |
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2021-06Details for 2021-06 | 78.4 | 63.5 |
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2021-07Details for 2021-07 | 110.8 | 87.7 |
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2021-08Details for 2021-08 | 118.1 | 82.3 |
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2021-09Details for 2021-09 | 145.9 | 98.0 |
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2021-10Details for 2021-10 | 185.0 | 116.3 |
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2021-11Details for 2021-11 | 163.5 | 101.0 |
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2021-12Details for 2021-12 | 169.3 | 119.2 |
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2022-01Details for 2022-01 | 128.3 | 83.6 |
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2022-02Details for 2022-02 | 200.1 | 91.9 |
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2022-03Details for 2022-03 | 271.8 | 137.2 |
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2022-04Details for 2022-04 | 193.0 | 116.4 |
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2022-05Details for 2022-05 | 120.8 | 85.8 |
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2022-06Details for 2022-06 | 156.9 | 113.9 |
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2022-07Details for 2022-07 | 171.3 | 131.5 |
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2022-08Details for 2022-08 | 125.1 | 93.2 |
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2022-09Details for 2022-09 | 145.9 | 105.8 |
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2022-10Details for 2022-10 | 161.4 | 136.2 |
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2022-11Details for 2022-11 | 120.7 | 105.4 |
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2022-12Details for 2022-12 | 399.6 | 221.8 |
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2023-01Details for 2023-01 | 80.3 | 68.0 |
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2023-02Details for 2023-02 | 85.3 | 68.8 |
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2023-03Details for 2023-03 | 113.6 | 86.3 |
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2023-04Details for 2023-04 | 71.3 | 60.5 |
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2023-05Details for 2023-05 | 77.4 | 69.7 |
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2023-06Details for 2023-06 | 88.6 | 78.9 |
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2023-07Details for 2023-07 | 75.6 | 67.8 |
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2023-08Details for 2023-08 | 68.9 | 67.4 |
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2023-09Details for 2023-09 | 101.8 | 81.1 |
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2023-10Details for 2023-10 | 117.5 | 90.1 |
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2023-11Details for 2023-11 | 91.8 | 82.1 |
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2023-12Details for 2023-12 | 110.1 | 101.0 |
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2024-01Details for 2024-01 | 91.8 | 87.5 |
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2024-02Details for 2024-02 | 90.6 | 77.7 |
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2024-03Details for 2024-03 | 96.9 | 71.9 |
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2024-04Details for 2024-04 | 77.6 | 64.2 |
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2024-05Details for 2024-05 | 84.5 | 68.8 |
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2024-06Details for 2024-06 | 90.8 | 73.4 |
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2024-07Details for 2024-07 | 81.5 | 70.4 |
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2024-08Details for 2024-08 | 68.2 | 57.5 |
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2024-09Details for 2024-09 | 88.8 | 76.3 |
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2024-10Details for 2024-10 | 119.1 | 90.3 |
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2024-11Details for 2024-11 | 127.6 | 90.8 |
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2024-12Details for 2024-12 | 130.6 | 101.7 |
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2025-01Details for 2025-01 | 112.9 | 76.4 |
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2025-02Details for 2025-02 | 85.0 | 65.2 |
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2025-03Details for 2025-03 | 76.0 | 58.5 |
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2025-04Details for 2025-04 | 75.4 | 56.4 |
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2025-05Details for 2025-05 | 74.6 | 56.6 |
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2025-06Details for 2025-06 | 73.0 | 60.2 |
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2025-07Details for 2025-07 | 65.6 | 58.1 |
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2025-08Details for 2025-08 | 65.7 | 54.7 |
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2025-09Details for 2025-09 | 76.8 | 63.5 |
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2025-10Details for 2025-10 | 70.5 | 67.3 |
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2025-11Details for 2025-11 | 63.9 | 68.1 |
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2025-12Details for 2025-12 | 67.9 | 68.8 |
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2026-01Details for 2026-01 | 81.5 | 73.9 |
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2026-02Details for 2026-02 | 70.3 | 59.5 |
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2026-03Details for 2026-03 | 61.0 | 53.3 |
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2026-04Details for 2026-04 | 61.7 | 49.1 |
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2026-05Details for 2026-05 | 83.3 | 59.4 |
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2026-06Details for 2026-06 | 93.9 | 67.0 |
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2026-07Details for 2026-07 | 81.5 | 60.7 |
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2026-08Details for 2026-08 | 77.3 | 58.6 |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
Share of handovers with a known time that took over 60 minutes (AmbSYS A146 ÷ A140).
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
2023-10Details for 2023-10 | 30.0% | 12.2% |
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2023-11Details for 2023-11 | 26.7% | 10.8% |
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2023-12Details for 2023-12 | 27.5% | 12.3% |
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2024-01Details for 2024-01 | 29.5% | 14.0% |
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2024-02Details for 2024-02 | 27.9% | 11.5% |
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2024-03Details for 2024-03 | 26.3% | 10.0% |
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2024-04Details for 2024-04 | 23.1% | 9.9% |
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2024-05Details for 2024-05 | 23.7% | 9.9% |
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2024-06Details for 2024-06 | 24.8% | 9.7% |
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2024-07Details for 2024-07 | 20.7% | 9.1% |
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2024-08Details for 2024-08 | 16.2% | 7.0% |
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2024-09Details for 2024-09 | 25.3% | 11.1% |
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2024-10Details for 2024-10 | 29.5% | 14.3% |
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2024-11Details for 2024-11 | 26.8% | 13.5% |
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2024-12Details for 2024-12 | 31.5% | 16.2% |
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2025-01Details for 2025-01 | 31.9% | 14.2% |
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2025-02Details for 2025-02 | 27.0% | 11.1% |
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2025-03Details for 2025-03 | 24.9% | 9.1% |
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2025-04Details for 2025-04 | 24.7% | 9.5% |
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2025-05Details for 2025-05 | 20.7% | 7.7% |
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2025-06Details for 2025-06 | 17.9% | 7.2% |
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2025-07Details for 2025-07 | 10.3% | 5.5% |
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2025-08Details for 2025-08 | 11.2% | 5.7% |
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2025-09Details for 2025-09 | 15.9% | 7.5% |
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2025-10Details for 2025-10 | 5.8% | 8.1% |
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2025-11Details for 2025-11 | 2.8% | 7.6% |
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2025-12Details for 2025-12 | 5.2% | 7.7% |
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2026-01Details for 2026-01 | 12.7% | 11.7% |
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2026-02Details for 2026-02 | 10.4% | 8.3% |
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2026-03Details for 2026-03 | 6.9% | 5.4% |
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2026-04Details for 2026-04 | 7.0% | 5.5% |
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2026-05Details for 2026-05 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
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2026-06Details for 2026-06 | 13.1% | 7.1% |
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2026-07Details for 2026-07 | 13.1% | 6.5% |
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2026-08Details for 2026-08 | 13.3% | 7.0% |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
Incidents in the month per 1,000 residents of the area the trust serves (ONS mid-year estimates; the area is the trust’s integrated care boards).
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
2017-11Details for 2017-11 | 3.5 | 10.3 |
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2017-12Details for 2017-12 | 14.3 | 13.4 |
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2018-01Details for 2018-01 | 13.4 | 12.8 |
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2018-02Details for 2018-02 | 12.1 | 11.3 |
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2018-03Details for 2018-03 | 13.4 | 12.6 |
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2018-04Details for 2018-04 | 12.5 | 11.9 |
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2018-05Details for 2018-05 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
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2018-06Details for 2018-06 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
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2018-07Details for 2018-07 | 13.3 | 12.7 |
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2018-08Details for 2018-08 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
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2018-09Details for 2018-09 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
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2018-10Details for 2018-10 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
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2018-11Details for 2018-11 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
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2018-12Details for 2018-12 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
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2019-01Details for 2019-01 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
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2019-02Details for 2019-02 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
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2019-03Details for 2019-03 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
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2019-04Details for 2019-04 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
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2019-05Details for 2019-05 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
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2019-06Details for 2019-06 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
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2019-07Details for 2019-07 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
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2019-08Details for 2019-08 | 13.1 | 12.8 |
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2019-09Details for 2019-09 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
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2019-10Details for 2019-10 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
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2019-11Details for 2019-11 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
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2019-12Details for 2019-12 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
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2020-01Details for 2020-01 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
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2020-02Details for 2020-02 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
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2020-03Details for 2020-03 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
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2020-04Details for 2020-04 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
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2020-05Details for 2020-05 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
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2020-06Details for 2020-06 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
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2020-07Details for 2020-07 | 13.0 | 12.8 |
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2020-08Details for 2020-08 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
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2020-09Details for 2020-09 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
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2020-10Details for 2020-10 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
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2020-11Details for 2020-11 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
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2020-12Details for 2020-12 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
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2021-01Details for 2021-01 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
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2021-02Details for 2021-02 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
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2021-03Details for 2021-03 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
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2021-04Details for 2021-04 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
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2021-05Details for 2021-05 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
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2021-06Details for 2021-06 | 14.6 | 13.9 |
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2021-07Details for 2021-07 | 14.7 | 14.0 |
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2021-08Details for 2021-08 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
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2021-09Details for 2021-09 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
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2021-10Details for 2021-10 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
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2021-11Details for 2021-11 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
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2021-12Details for 2021-12 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
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2022-01Details for 2022-01 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
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2022-02Details for 2022-02 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
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2022-03Details for 2022-03 | 11.4 | 12.5 |
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2022-04Details for 2022-04 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
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2022-05Details for 2022-05 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
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2022-06Details for 2022-06 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
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2022-07Details for 2022-07 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
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2022-08Details for 2022-08 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
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2022-09Details for 2022-09 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
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2022-10Details for 2022-10 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
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2022-11Details for 2022-11 | 12.2 | 11.8 |
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2022-12Details for 2022-12 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
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2023-01Details for 2023-01 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
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2023-02Details for 2023-02 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
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2023-03Details for 2023-03 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
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2023-04Details for 2023-04 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
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2023-05Details for 2023-05 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
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2023-06Details for 2023-06 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
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2023-07Details for 2023-07 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
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2023-08Details for 2023-08 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
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2023-09Details for 2023-09 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
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2023-10Details for 2023-10 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
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2023-11Details for 2023-11 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
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2023-12Details for 2023-12 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
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2024-01Details for 2024-01 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
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2024-02Details for 2024-02 | 12.4 | 12.0 |
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2024-03Details for 2024-03 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
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2024-04Details for 2024-04 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
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2024-05Details for 2024-05 | 13.4 | 12.9 |
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2024-06Details for 2024-06 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
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2024-07Details for 2024-07 | 13.4 | 12.9 |
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2024-08Details for 2024-08 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
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2024-09Details for 2024-09 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
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2024-10Details for 2024-10 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
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2024-11Details for 2024-11 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
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2024-12Details for 2024-12 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
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2025-01Details for 2025-01 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
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2025-02Details for 2025-02 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
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2025-03Details for 2025-03 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
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2025-04Details for 2025-04 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
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2025-05Details for 2025-05 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
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2025-06Details for 2025-06 | 13.2 | 12.9 |
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2025-07Details for 2025-07 | 14.0 | 13.4 |
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2025-08Details for 2025-08 | 13.9 | 13.2 |
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2025-09Details for 2025-09 | 13.7 | 13.0 |
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2025-10Details for 2025-10 | 14.6 | 13.7 |
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2025-11Details for 2025-11 | 15.0 | 13.6 |
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2025-12Details for 2025-12 | 16.0 | 14.4 |
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2026-01Details for 2026-01 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
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2026-02Details for 2026-02 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
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2026-03Details for 2026-03 | 15.2 | 13.8 |
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2026-04Details for 2026-04 | 14.7 | 13.4 |
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2026-05Details for 2026-05 | 15.5 | 14.1 |
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2026-06Details for 2026-06 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
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2026-07Details for 2026-07 | 15.5 | 14.1 |
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2026-08Details for 2026-08 | 15.2 | 13.8 |
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Figure as of unknown date. Source: NHS England.
All staff employed by the trust or service, full-time equivalent, as each nation’s workforce statistics count them (England and Wales: NHS staff statistics; Northern Ireland: HSC workforce statistics; Scotland: the service’s accounts). Counts include NHS 111 and patient transport staff where the service runs them, so they are not like-for-like between nations.
The numbers behind this chart
| Year | South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
2009-09Details for 2009-09 | 2,213 | 32,079 |
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2010-09Details for 2010-09 | 2,151 | 32,719 |
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2011-09Details for 2011-09 | 2,149 | 32,304 |
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2012-09Details for 2012-09 | 2,188 | 31,736 |
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2013-09Details for 2013-09 | 3,756 | 34,239 |
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2014-09Details for 2014-09 | 3,705 | 34,998 |
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2015-09Details for 2015-09 | 3,915 | 36,719 |
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2016-09Details for 2016-09 | 3,946 | 38,184 |
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2017-09Details for 2017-09 | 3,791 | 39,116 |
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2018-09Details for 2018-09 | 3,870 | 40,677 |
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2019-09Details for 2019-09 | 3,989 | 43,536 |
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2020-09Details for 2020-09 | 4,242 | 47,032 |
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2021-09Details for 2021-09 | 4,384 | 47,984 |
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2022-09Details for 2022-09 | 4,488 | 49,104 |
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2023-09Details for 2023-09 | 4,759 | 51,192 |
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2024-09Details for 2024-09 | 5,226 | 54,795 |
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2025-07Details for 2025-07 | 5,403 | 55,495 |
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2025-08Details for 2025-08 | 5,410 | 55,466 |
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2025-09Details for 2025-09 | 5,588 | 55,779 |
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2025-10Details for 2025-10 | 5,572 | 55,746 |
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2025-11Details for 2025-11 | 5,575 | 55,730 |
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2025-12Details for 2025-12 | 5,565 | 55,534 |
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2026-01Details for 2026-01 | 5,601 | 55,759 |
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2026-02Details for 2026-02 | 5,585 | 55,893 |
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2026-03Details for 2026-03 | 5,625 | 56,033 |
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2026-04Details for 2026-04 | 5,636 | 55,878 |
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2026-05Details for 2026-05 | 5,612 | 55,823 |
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2026-06Details for 2026-06 | 5,633 | 55,747 |
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2026-07Details for 2026-07 | 5,604 | 55,608 |
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Figure as of 24 September 2026. Source: NHS England (formerly NHS Digital).
What these figures do and don't show
- Each nation measures response times its own way. England uses categories 1 to 4 with national standards; Wales moved to a new model in July 2025, which breaks its series; Scotland and Northern Ireland publish their own measures. Times are compared within a nation, never across.
- No Treasury figure for ambulances. HM Treasury counts ambulance services inside medical services, so the UK figure here is the sum of the services’ own accounts, for years all of them have.
- Handover delays are hospital as well as ambulance. Time lost at hospital handover depends on the hospital’s capacity as much as on the ambulance service.
- Vehicle numbers are not published as official statistics for any nation.
- Nothing here shows cause and effect.
Where this sits: Ambulance services, United Kingdom → England → South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Figures from data/services/ambulance.json, generated 29 September 2026.
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| NHS providers: trust accounts consolidation (TAC) data, 2024/25, 2022/23, 2020/21 accounts | NHS England | — | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Ambulance Quality Indicators: AmbSYS, to August 2026 | NHS England | — | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| NHS Workforce Statistics, July 2026: trusts and core organisations CSV (Core 1) | NHS England (formerly NHS Digital) | 24 September 2026 | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
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