Ambulance Response Times
TheDetail.tv undertook investigations into the length of time it took ambulances to respond to emergency calls, in 2012 (for 2010-11) and again in 2014 (for 2012-13).
From April 2011, the Northern Ireland target is that an average of 72.5% of Category A calls should be responded to within eight minutes – and not less than an average of 65% in any health trust area.
Category A calls are those considered life-threatening by emergency dispatchers. Responses included in this data were met by either ambulance crew Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), or a Paramedic in a rapid response vehicle (RRV). The interactive map below shows postcode districts by the percentage of Category A calls responded to within 8 minutes. Locations of ambulance stations and emergency departments are also included.
The data is divided by postcode district (BT1, BT2 etc.) and contains the number of Category A calls received in the time period, the number of Cat A calls responded to within 8 minutes, the percentage of Cat A calls within the 8-minute target, and the longest wait and type of situation (e.g. cardiac arrest).
This contains data from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. View in full screen.
Data and Resources
- Category A Response Times 2010-11 by Postcodecsv
Data on responses to Category A calls (those considered to be life-...
Explore Data Download - Category A Response Times 2012-13 by Postcodecsv
Data on responses to Category A calls (those considered to be life-...
Explore Data Download
Dataset Info
These fields are compatible with DCAT, an RDF vocabulary designed to facilitate interoperability between data catalogs published on the Web.| Field | Value |
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| Author | |
| Modified Date | 2017-05-25 |
| Release Date | 2015-07-21 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Identifier | 3df5039a-bcfd-44d4-a28c-0595e8898cb3 |
| Licence | Licence Not Specified
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| Open Definition | No |
| Topic | |
| Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area (WKT) | POLYGON ((-8.20679 55.3416, -5.36133 55.3416, -5.36133 54.0465, -8.20679 54.0465, -8.20679 55.3416)) |
| Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Northern Ireland |
| Temporal Coverage | 31/03/2010 to 31/03/2013 |
| Granularity | Postcode Area |
| Data Dictionary | Postcode Area
The number of Category A calls received
The number responded to within 8 minutes by ambulance or rapid response vehicle (RRV)
The percentage of Cat A calls responded to within 8 minutes
The longest response time for a Cat A call
The symptom group/complaint of this longest wait call
Latitude Longitude plots for postcodes
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| Contact Name | Bob Harper |
| Contact Email |