Emergency ambulance calls and responses to red calls, October 2015 to June 2025

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [b] = break in time series.

Data values	Data description	Date	Local health board
41.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2022	Aneurin Bevan
45.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2022	Cardiff & Vale
34.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2022	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
40.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2022	Swansea Bay
49.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Wales
53.4	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
44.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Powys
47.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Hywel Dda
49.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Aneurin Bevan
50.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Cardiff & Vale
41.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
52.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	January 2023	Swansea Bay
51.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Wales
51.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
42.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Powys
53.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Hywel Dda
52.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Aneurin Bevan
57.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Cardiff & Vale
43.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
52.4	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	February 2023	Swansea Bay
47.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Wales
44.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
42.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Powys
49.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Hywel Dda
52.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Aneurin Bevan
51.4	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Cardiff & Vale
42.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
48.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	March 2023	Swansea Bay
53.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Wales
55.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
42.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Powys
47.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Hywel Dda
56.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Aneurin Bevan
64.4	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Cardiff & Vale
45.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
49.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	April 2023	Swansea Bay
54.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Wales
56.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
46.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Powys
51.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Hywel Dda
56.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Aneurin Bevan
58.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Cardiff & Vale
47.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
56.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	May 2023	Swansea Bay
54.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Wales
51.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
43.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Powys
49.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Hywel Dda
59.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Aneurin Bevan
60.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Cardiff & Vale
46.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
63.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	June 2023	Swansea Bay
52.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Wales
54.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
48.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Powys
51.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Hywel Dda
55.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Aneurin Bevan
56.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Cardiff & Vale
43.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
55.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	July 2023	Swansea Bay
50.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Wales
51.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
41.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Powys
43.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Hywel Dda
52.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Aneurin Bevan
51.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Cardiff & Vale
49.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
56.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	August 2023	Swansea Bay
48.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Wales
48.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
48.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Powys
46.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Hywel Dda
50.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Aneurin Bevan
52.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Cardiff & Vale
43.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
49.1	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	September 2023	Swansea Bay
47.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Wales
48.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
46.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Powys
44.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Hywel Dda
50.3	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Aneurin Bevan
52.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Cardiff & Vale
39.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
45.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	October 2023	Swansea Bay
49.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Wales
48.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
45.4	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Powys
48.7	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Hywel Dda
53.8	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Aneurin Bevan
52.6	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Cardiff & Vale
43.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
51.5	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	November 2023	Swansea Bay
48.9	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Wales
50.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Betsi Cadwaladr
42.4	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Powys
49.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Hywel Dda
50.0	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Aneurin Bevan
56.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Cardiff & Vale
41.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Cwm Taf Morgannwg
47.2	Red calls - % of emergency responses arriving at the scene within 8 minutes	December 2023	Swansea Bay

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Main information

• Most recent update: 26 September 2025
• Next update expected: This dataset is not expected to be updated, but is expected to be replaced in the future
• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
• Data source: No specific source from data provider
• Time period covered: January 2015 to December 2025

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Since April 2014, Local Health Boards have been responsible for providing emergency ambulance services (999 calls) for their local residents; the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) is commissioned to deliver emergency ambulance services on their behalf.

  As announced in a statement by the Deputy Minister for Health, a new clinical response model was implemented in Wales from 1 October 2015.

  The new model has three new categories of calls – Red, Amber and Green: • Red - Immediately life-threatening (someone is in imminent danger of death, such as a cardiac arrest). There is a target for 65 per cent of these calls to have a response within 8 minutes. • Amber- Serious but not immediately life-threatening (patients who will often need treatment to be delivered on the scene, and may then need to be taken to hospital). There will be no time-based target for amber calls; instead a range of clinical outcome indicators will be introduced to measure the quality, safety and timeliness of care being delivered alongside patient experience information, which will be published every quarter. • Green - Non urgent (can often be managed by other health services) and clinical telephone assessment. There is no official time based target for these calls.

• Data collection or calculation:

  Monthly return from the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST), at Local Health Board (LHB) level. Data is submitted on an EXCEL spreadsheet and transferred to an ACCESS database; validation checks including monthly trends are carried out and any queries are taken up with WAST.

• Statistical quality:

  Running calls (operational crews who arrive at the scene of an unrecorded incident without prior receipt of an emergency call) are counted as red calls, as are calls answered by either a Health Care Professional on Scene with a Defibrillator (MEDIC), or a Public Access Defibrillator (PAD).

  Health Care Professionals¹ (HCP) Urgent & Planned Calls are identified as green; where an HCP call poses an immediate threat to life, these calls will be prioritised according the final Medical Priority Dispatch System priority. ¹ Doctor, General Practitioner, Emergency Care Practitioner, Nurse, District Nurse, Midwife, Paramedic, Dentist, Approved Social Worker.

  As a result of these changes, nearly all of the data from the trial is not comparable to that for before October 2015. Some of the differences include: • Call categories A & C have been removed and replaced by colour coding. • Call handlers are allowed up to an additional two minutes to accurately identify both the severity and nature of a patient’s condition (for those calls that are not immediately life threatening), and the clinical resource they require before dispatching an ambulance. • A small proportion of calls that were classed as red 2 calls have been moved to the red category and a proportion of calls have been re-categorised from red 1. This means that comparisons cannot be made between performance against the old red1/2 categories and the current red category. • The changes will result in a reduction in the number of calls received with a time target. • An 8 minute response time target is only applied to red calls and therefore comparisons of the 8 minute target performance cannot be made for before and after 1 October 2015.

  The total number of calls received prior to 1 October 2015 can still be compared with total calls under the current model. This is done by adding in the GP urgent calls - which were classed as urgent not emergency - prior to December 2011.

  Therefore only overall call volumes can be compared over time, whilst all other measures during the trial period can only be compared within the trial model.

  CHANGES DURING THE TRIAL: From 11 November, calls which are originally coded as amber or green and during the initial call taking process the patient deteriorates, these are then re-coded through Professional Question & Answering or by the use of a manual dispatch code/override to red. For these calls, the clock start is re-registered as the time the call is re-coded to red.

  Calls which are originally coded as red and during the initial call taking process the patient’s condition improves these are then re-coded through Professional Question & Answering or by the use of a manual dispatch code/override to amber or green depending on condition. For these calls clock start is re-registered as the time the call is re-coded to amber or green.

  The overall impact of this meant that – from 11 to 30 November - an additional 37 calls arrived at the scene within the 8 minute target time, increasing the percentage arriving within the target time by 2.2 percentage points.

• Related reports:
  • NHS activity and performance summary (English)
  • NHS activity and performance summary quality report (English)
  • NHS activity and performance summary (Welsh)
  • NHS activity and performance summary quality report (Welsh)

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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