Ambulance response times improve
Ambulance response times improved for the third month in a row despite A&Es facing their busiest summer ever. There were more than 6.5 million attendances in A&Es (6,522,000) across June, July and August – more than 20,000 higher than the previous record in 2019 (6,498,472). Following the publication of the Urgent and emergency care recovery plan earlier this year and thanks to the efforts of NHS staff, ambulance response times for all types of calls improved for the third month in a row.