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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

ambulance trust · England · code RX9

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

In September 2026, NHS England gives a mean Category 1 response time of 8 minutes 39 seconds for East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust. That is down 7% from 9 minutes 20 seconds in September 2024.

For Category 2 calls the mean response time in September 2026 was 33 minutes 53 seconds. That is down 17% from 40 minutes 59 seconds in September 2024.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 17 July 2019.

Ambulance response times

Category 1: mean response time
8 min 39 sec
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: The Handbook to the NHS Constitution asks ambulance trusts to respond to Category 1 calls in 7 minutes on average. Source
Category 1: 90th centile response time
15 min 17 sec
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: The Handbook to the NHS Constitution asks ambulance trusts to respond to 90% of Category 1 calls in 15 minutes. Source
Category 2: mean response time
33 min 53 sec
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: The Handbook to the NHS Constitution asks ambulance trusts to respond to Category 2 calls in 18 minutes on average. Source
Category 2: 90th centile response time
1 hr 7 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: The Handbook to the NHS Constitution asks ambulance trusts to respond to 90% of Category 2 calls in 40 minutes. Source
Category 3: mean response time
2 hr 25 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Category 3: 90th centile response time
5 hr 14 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: The Handbook to the NHS Constitution asks ambulance trusts to respond to 90% of Category 3 calls in 120 minutes. Source
Category 4: mean response time
3 hr 33 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Category 4: 90th centile response time
8 hr 22 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: The Handbook to the NHS Constitution asks ambulance trusts to respond to 90% of Category 4 calls in 180 minutes. Source
9 min 48 sec8 min 33 sec September 2024September 2026
17 min 15 sec14 min 46 sec September 2024September 2026
1 hr 6 min29 min 50 sec September 2024September 2026
2 hr 20 min1 hr 0 min September 2024September 2026
4 hr 16 min1 hr 48 min September 2024September 2026
11 hr 1 min4 hr 11 min September 2024September 2026
5 hr 38 min2 hr 11 min September 2024September 2026
15 hr 42 min4 hr 50 min September 2024September 2026
Category 1: mean response time
September 20249 min 20 sec
October 20249 min 40 sec
November 20249 min 37 sec
December 20249 min 48 sec
January 20259 min 19 sec
February 20258 min 56 sec
March 20258 min 37 sec
April 20258 min 34 sec
May 20258 min 33 sec
June 20258 min 42 sec
July 20258 min 46 sec
August 20258 min 54 sec
September 20258 min 43 sec
October 20259 min 11 sec
November 20259 min 23 sec
December 20259 min 12 sec
January 20269 min 21 sec
February 20268 min 55 sec
March 20268 min 55 sec
April 20268 min 42 sec
May 20268 min 47 sec
June 20268 min 59 sec
July 20268 min 50 sec
August 20268 min 50 sec
September 20268 min 39 sec
Category 1: 90th centile response time
September 202416 min 26 sec
October 202416 min 59 sec
November 202417 min 02 sec
December 202417 min 15 sec
January 202516 min 24 sec
February 202515 min 36 sec
March 202514 min 57 sec
April 202514 min 46 sec
May 202515 min 04 sec
June 202515 min 20 sec
July 202515 min 30 sec
August 202515 min 48 sec
September 202515 min 30 sec
October 202516 min 15 sec
November 202516 min 43 sec
December 202516 min 17 sec
January 202616 min 31 sec
February 202615 min 42 sec
March 202615 min 53 sec
April 202615 min 25 sec
May 202615 min 18 sec
June 202616 min 02 sec
July 202615 min 37 sec
August 202615 min 41 sec
September 202615 min 17 sec
Category 2: mean response time
September 202440 min 59 sec
October 202458 min 01 sec
November 202456 min 22 sec
December 20241 hr 6 min
January 202547 min 40 sec
February 202537 min 35 sec
March 202534 min 29 sec
April 202531 min 30 sec
May 202531 min 26 sec
June 202535 min 02 sec
July 202532 min 35 sec
August 202537 min 35 sec
September 202536 min 29 sec
October 202546 min 55 sec
November 202547 min 12 sec
December 202544 min 19 sec
January 202649 min 34 sec
February 202637 min 23 sec
March 202632 min 58 sec
April 202629 min 50 sec
May 202636 min 27 sec
June 202638 min 12 sec
July 202633 min 52 sec
August 202631 min 47 sec
September 202633 min 53 sec
Category 2: 90th centile response time
September 20241 hr 26 min
October 20242 hr 2 min
November 20241 hr 58 min
December 20242 hr 20 min
January 20251 hr 40 min
February 20251 hr 17 min
March 20251 hr 9 min
April 20251 hr 2 min
May 20251 hr 2 min
June 20251 hr 10 min
July 20251 hr 5 min
August 20251 hr 16 min
September 20251 hr 16 min
October 20251 hr 40 min
November 20251 hr 40 min
December 20251 hr 38 min
January 20261 hr 48 min
February 20261 hr 19 min
March 20261 hr 8 min
April 20261 hr 0 min
May 20261 hr 12 min
June 20261 hr 16 min
July 20261 hr 8 min
August 20261 hr 2 min
September 20261 hr 7 min
Category 3: mean response time
September 20242 hr 37 min
October 20243 hr 46 min
November 20243 hr 40 min
December 20244 hr 16 min
January 20252 hr 42 min
February 20252 hr 28 min
March 20252 hr 10 min
April 20251 hr 48 min
May 20251 hr 52 min
June 20252 hr 4 min
July 20251 hr 56 min
August 20252 hr 4 min
September 20252 hr 27 min
October 20253 hr 23 min
November 20253 hr 14 min
December 20253 hr 23 min
January 20263 hr 30 min
February 20262 hr 28 min
March 20262 hr 4 min
April 20262 hr 9 min
May 20262 hr 27 min
June 20262 hr 34 min
July 20262 hr 20 min
August 20262 hr 15 min
September 20262 hr 25 min
Category 3: 90th centile response time
September 20246 hr 20 min
October 20249 hr 27 min
November 20249 hr 33 min
December 202411 hr 1 min
January 20256 hr 47 min
February 20255 hr 59 min
March 20255 hr 2 min
April 20254 hr 11 min
May 20254 hr 15 min
June 20254 hr 53 min
July 20254 hr 37 min
August 20254 hr 49 min
September 20255 hr 46 min
October 20258 hr 58 min
November 20258 hr 12 min
December 20258 hr 22 min
January 20268 hr 31 min
February 20265 hr 37 min
March 20264 hr 46 min
April 20265 hr 0 min
May 20265 hr 24 min
June 20265 hr 46 min
July 20265 hr 12 min
August 20265 hr 4 min
September 20265 hr 14 min
Category 4: mean response time
September 20242 hr 29 min
October 20244 hr 22 min
November 20244 hr 41 min
December 20245 hr 38 min
January 20253 hr 19 min
February 20252 hr 50 min
March 20252 hr 15 min
April 20252 hr 11 min
May 20252 hr 14 min
June 20252 hr 26 min
July 20252 hr 19 min
August 20252 hr 34 min
September 20252 hr 57 min
October 20254 hr 14 min
November 20253 hr 50 min
December 20253 hr 27 min
January 20264 hr 42 min
February 20263 hr 58 min
March 20262 hr 43 min
April 20262 hr 50 min
May 20263 hr 50 min
June 20264 hr 20 min
July 20263 hr 21 min
August 20263 hr 6 min
September 20263 hr 33 min
Category 4: 90th centile response time
September 20245 hr 57 min
October 202411 hr 20 min
November 202413 hr 52 min
December 202415 hr 42 min
January 20258 hr 27 min
February 20256 hr 57 min
March 20255 hr 13 min
April 20254 hr 50 min
May 20255 hr 27 min
June 20255 hr 16 min
July 20255 hr 24 min
August 20255 hr 35 min
September 20257 hr 28 min
October 202511 hr 37 min
November 202511 hr 12 min
December 202510 hr 48 min
January 202613 hr 21 min
February 202611 hr 8 min
March 20266 hr 13 min
April 20265 hr 42 min
May 202610 hr 19 min
June 202613 hr 45 min
July 20268 hr 38 min
August 20267 hr 19 min
September 20268 hr 22 min

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 17 July 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Where East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026