Category A calls include Red 1 and Red 2 calls. Category A calls were split into Red 1 (most serious/time critical) and Red 2 (serious but less time critical).
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Category A emergency calls: ambulance response within 8 minutes in England 2012-2017
This statistic displays the proportion of category A emergency calls (red 1 and red 2) resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene within 8 minutes in England from 2012/13 to 2016/17. In the period 2016/17, 68.7 percent of Red 1 calls were responded to within eight minutes, the lowest percentage for Red 1 calls in the provided time interval.
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NHS Digital. (May 10, 2018). Proportion of category A emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene within 8 minutes in England from 2011/12 to 2016/17 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/378928/category-a-calls-emergency-response-within-8-minutes-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of category A emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene within 8 minutes in England from 2011/12 to 2016/17." Chart. May 10, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/378928/category-a-calls-emergency-response-within-8-minutes-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2018). Proportion of category A emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene within 8 minutes in England from 2011/12 to 2016/17. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/378928/category-a-calls-emergency-response-within-8-minutes-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of Category A Emergency Calls Resulting in An Ambulance Arriving at The Scene within 8 Minutes in England from 2011/12 to 2016/17." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2018, /statistics/378928/category-a-calls-emergency-response-within-8-minutes-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of category A emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene within 8 minutes in England from 2011/12 to 2016/17 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/378928/category-a-calls-emergency-response-within-8-minutes-in-england/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Proportion of category A emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene within 8 minutes in England from 2011/12 to 2016/17 [Graph], NHS Digital, May 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/378928/category-a-calls-emergency-response-within-8-minutes-in-england/
