The current NHS target is 18 minutes
Heart attack victims in parts of Lancashire are left waiting over an hour for an ambulance on average.
People in West Lancashire were left waiting an average of one hour one minute for category two calls, which cover things like heart attacks and strokes, in 2021/22 according to the data. The NHS target is 18 minutes.. That’s followed by Chorley 56 minutes, Wyre 55 minutes, South Ribble 53 minutes, Ribble Valley , Blackpool and Preston .
Ribble Valley District was the worst areas in Lancashire for hitting these times, coming in at 14 minutes nine seconds. Blackpool came close to hitting the seven minute target, coming in at seven minutes four seconds. Rossendale had the region’s next worst category one response time at 12 minutes 23 seconds.
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