Change A19 ambulance times

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Change A19 ambulance times

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We call on the Department of Health to change the way the A19 target is currently ‘claimed’ by Ambulance Trusts on the arrival of an RRV (car), rather than an Emergency Ambulance.

The A19 target is described as ‘The total number of Category A calls, which resulted in a fully equipped ambulance vehicle, able to transport the patient in a clinically safe manner, arriving at the scene of the incident, within 19 minutes, irrespective of location in 95% of cases.'

This target is being widely ‘claimed’ by Ambulance Trusts on arrival of an RRV (car). In most cases this is unable to transport ‘Category A’ patients, who are the most critically ill or injured and as such, most likely to need rapid transport.

This ‘loop hole’ needs to be closed to protect patients, particularly in rural areas, where long backup delays are caused by Ambulance Trusts manning RRVs over Ambulances in order to claim this target.

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