Looks like the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has done it again…

The service – which covers all of Bedfordshire – is showing continued improvements to response times, according to new figures.

Data published by EEAST for April shows faster responses for the second month in a row.

This comes on top of last month’s story by Bedford Today when we revealed the service had achieved the fastest average response times in almost FIVE YEARS.

The average ambulance response time in April was 27 minutes and 20 seconds for serious emergencies such as chest pain and suspected strokes

placeholder image — The average ambulance response time in April was 27 minutes and 20 seconds for serious emergencies such as chest pain and suspected strokes

For serious emergencies such as chest pain and suspected strokes, the average ambulance response time in April was 27 minutes and 20 seconds. This is almost nine minutes faster than April last year, when the average was 36 minutes.

Performance for the most urgent Category 1 (C1) emergencies also improved, with an average response time of 8 minutes 11 seconds, compared to 8 minutes 36 seconds in the same period last year.

According top EEAST, the improvements have come about through a combination of recruiting more clinical staff and investing in a newer fleet.

Neill Moloney, EEAST’s chief executive officer, said: “Our staff are providing outstanding patient care, and I am incredibly proud of them. The public can be assured that I am working constantly to ensure our teams have the tools, resources and environment they need to continue improving performance and delivering clinical excellence.”