Committees

Ambulance delays and strikes

Inquiry

NHS England, ambulance services and paramedics will face questions about what is being done to provide a safe level of emergency cover to the public during strike action.

The topical session is being held on the eve of the first planned strike expected to involve up to 10,000 ambulance workers with a representative of the GMB also called to give evidence.

MPs are expected to press for more information following a statement by a Health Minister that it was ‘likely’ that the most serious and life-threatening calls, categories 1 and 2, would be responded to.

The Committee will also examine the ambulance service response times generally, what is being done to tackle handover delays and whether the use of targets is an effective way to measure performance. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 1:00pm on 17 January 2023.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 20 December 2022
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Ambulance delays and strikes - Oral evidence 20 December 2022
10:00am
  • Professor Julian Redhead (National clinical director for urgent and emergency care at NHS England)
  • Daren Mochrie (Chair at Association of Ambulance Chief Executives)
  • Rachel Harrison (National Secretary at GMB)
  • Dr John Martin (President at College of Paramedics)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA