5th February 2015 Mr Denis Naughten TD Dáil Éireann Leinster House Dublin 2
Dear Deputy Naughten, I refer to Parliamentary Question 48719/14 where you asked the Minister for Health: “The reason the national ambulance service provided ambulance response times for each of the nine sub regions earlier this year, but is now refusing to provide any figure other than a super-regional figure; his views that this is in the interests of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.” Apologies for the delay in responding to your question. The National Ambulance Service operates on a national and area basis as opposed to a local basis. I have attached the response time information by former NAS Areas as requested. Yours sincerely,
Oliver Reilly Operations Performance Manager
Seirbhís Náisiúnta Otharcharranna Teach Dara, Ascaill an Crann Teile, Páirc na Mílaoise, Nás na Rí, Co. Chill Dara National Ambulance Service Oak House, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare Tel: 045 882592 Fax: 1890 252 125
2014 NAS Response Times - Excl DFB
NAS Division
% Target
Echo
Delta
At Scene < 19 minutes
At Scene < 19 minutes
70.00%
NAS Division
68.00%
North Leinster North Eastern Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14
60.00% 75.00% 82.35% 64.29% 75.00% 61.11% 70.59% 77.78% 80.00% 77.27% 72.22%
52.71% 58.20% 59.42% 65.56% 62.39% 61.79% 63.04% 72.92% 69.40% 64.96% 70.54%
Eastern
% Target West Midwest Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14
NAS Division
Echo
Delta
At Scene
At Scene
< 19 minutes
< 19 minutes
70.00%
69.57% 76.47% 75.00% 77.27% 93.33% 76.47% 61.90% 81.25% 88.24% 77.78% 95.00%
68.00%
59.46% 75.79% 82.42% 63.31% 66.25% 59.52% 65.57% 78.73% 82.96% 74.51% 83.59%
West Jan-14
71.05%
64.82%
Jan-14
61.54%
40.82%
% Target South South East Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 South West Jan-14
Seirbhís Náisiúnta Otharcharranna Teach Dara, Ascaill an Crann Teile, Páirc na Mílaoise, Nás na Rí, Co. Chill Dara National Ambulance Service Oak House, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare Tel: 045 882592 Fax: 1890 252 125
Echo
Delta
At Scene < 19 minutes
At Scene < 19 minutes
70.00%
68.00%
70.59% 76.19% 83.33% 45.45% 61.54% 84.21% 73.68% 80.00% 66.67% 60.00% 81.25%
55.97% 59.15% 61.92% 59.15% 60.33% 61.92% 59.55% 61.44% 62.28% 61.11% 62.22%
76.47%
57.51%
Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14
89.13% 60.00% 66.67% 82.00% 73.81% 50.00% 90.00% 84.62% 80.49% 89.19%
69.70% 68.59% 66.07% 68.33% 71.15% 68.26% 74.23% 74.27% 73.49% 70.43%
Midland Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14
December Data not yet verified
86.36% 66.67% 35.00% 81.82% 76.92% 92.86% 47.06% 100.00% 100.00% 70.00% 52.38%
77.32% 64.95% 59.22% 71.91% 70.45% 71.96% 71.24% 75.91% 63.92% 70.62% 67.91%
Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 North West Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14
78.57% 64.00% 58.33% 52.63% 50.00% 36.84% 57.14% 83.33% 55.00% 54.55%
100.00% 83.33% 71.43% 81.82% 81.82% 77.78% 86.67% 80.95% 72.73% 88.89% 63.64%
50.80% 44.05% 45.09% 45.04% 44.86% 43.96% 46.14% 50.46% 48.85% 51.19%
63.54% 67.36% 65.46% 63.09% 58.06% 67.80% 63.61% 65.30% 65.81% 67.16% 65.18%
Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14
95.65% 75.61% 71.79% 82.86% 60.87% 68.97% 90.00% 73.91% 83.87% 79.49%
70.37% 62.72% 64.33% 67.14% 67.05% 65.82% 70.10% 71.59% 70.49% 72.05%
Combined National * (NAS data only) Jan-14 73.14% 58.74% Feb-14 82.14% 64.85% Mar-14 67.19% 63.14% Apr-14 70.06% 62.67% May-14 77.22% 63.18% Jun-14 72.08% 64.07% Jul-14 60.34% 63.06% Aug-14 83.52% 67.99% Sep-14 80.00% 68.54% Oct-14 75.30% 67.28% Nov-14 73.73% 64.78% Dec-14