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Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

ambulance trust · England · code RX8

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 8 seconds for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. That is down 1% from 8 minutes 11 seconds in September 2024.

For Category 2 calls the mean response time in September 2026 was 27 minutes 27 seconds. That is down 22% from 35 minutes 19 seconds in September 2024.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 14 October 2019.

Ambulance response times

Category 1: mean response time
8 min 08 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
14 min 08 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
27 min 27 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
56 min 31 sec
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
1 hr 32 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Category 3: 90th centile response time
3 hr 36 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
2 hr 6 min
September 2026 · NHS England
Category 4: 90th centile response time
4 hr 30 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
8 min 20 sec7 min 30 sec September 2024September 2026
14 min 38 sec13 min 07 sec September 2024September 2026
41 min 19 sec22 min 27 sec September 2024September 2026
1 hr 33 min45 min 49 sec September 2024September 2026
2 hr 6 min1 hr 4 min September 2024September 2026
4 hr 39 min2 hr 28 min September 2024September 2026
2 hr 36 min40 min 59 sec September 2024September 2026
6 hr 22 min1 hr 43 min September 2024September 2026
Category 1: mean response time
September 20248 min 11 sec
October 20248 min 20 sec
November 20248 min 13 sec
December 20248 min 15 sec
January 20257 min 47 sec
February 20258 min 03 sec
March 20257 min 59 sec
April 20257 min 30 sec
May 20257 min 38 sec
June 20257 min 46 sec
July 20257 min 50 sec
August 20257 min 44 sec
September 20257 min 55 sec
October 20258 min 00 sec
November 20258 min 05 sec
December 20257 min 55 sec
January 20267 min 45 sec
February 20267 min 48 sec
March 20267 min 43 sec
April 20267 min 40 sec
May 20267 min 55 sec
June 20267 min 51 sec
July 20267 min 57 sec
August 20267 min 54 sec
September 20268 min 08 sec
Category 1: 90th centile response time
September 202414 min 13 sec
October 202414 min 38 sec
November 202414 min 28 sec
December 202414 min 19 sec
January 202513 min 27 sec
February 202513 min 54 sec
March 202513 min 51 sec
April 202513 min 07 sec
May 202513 min 21 sec
June 202513 min 25 sec
July 202513 min 36 sec
August 202513 min 22 sec
September 202513 min 31 sec
October 202513 min 54 sec
November 202514 min 05 sec
December 202513 min 42 sec
January 202613 min 26 sec
February 202613 min 39 sec
March 202613 min 29 sec
April 202613 min 13 sec
May 202613 min 54 sec
June 202613 min 37 sec
July 202613 min 48 sec
August 202613 min 40 sec
September 202614 min 08 sec
Category 2: mean response time
September 202435 min 19 sec
October 202438 min 28 sec
November 202437 min 18 sec
December 202441 min 19 sec
January 202528 min 28 sec
February 202529 min 55 sec
March 202528 min 13 sec
April 202524 min 56 sec
May 202525 min 20 sec
June 202526 min 33 sec
July 202525 min 28 sec
August 202524 min 12 sec
September 202527 min 54 sec
October 202528 min 02 sec
November 202529 min 24 sec
December 202526 min 54 sec
January 202624 min 23 sec
February 202625 min 55 sec
March 202625 min 32 sec
April 202622 min 27 sec
May 202623 min 57 sec
June 202625 min 30 sec
July 202624 min 42 sec
August 202624 min 27 sec
September 202627 min 27 sec
Category 2: 90th centile response time
September 20241 hr 18 min
October 20241 hr 27 min
November 20241 hr 23 min
December 20241 hr 33 min
January 20251 hr 3 min
February 20251 hr 5 min
March 20251 hr 1 min
April 202553 min 19 sec
May 202554 min 05 sec
June 202556 min 11 sec
July 202553 min 26 sec
August 202550 min 53 sec
September 202558 min 38 sec
October 202558 min 13 sec
November 20251 hr 2 min
December 202556 min 50 sec
January 202651 min 04 sec
February 202653 min 46 sec
March 202653 min 16 sec
April 202645 min 49 sec
May 202649 min 13 sec
June 202652 min 22 sec
July 202650 min 28 sec
August 202649 min 37 sec
September 202656 min 31 sec
Category 3: mean response time
September 20241 hr 45 min
October 20241 hr 56 min
November 20241 hr 46 min
December 20242 hr 6 min
January 20251 hr 21 min
February 20251 hr 25 min
March 20251 hr 22 min
April 20251 hr 10 min
May 20251 hr 14 min
June 20251 hr 19 min
July 20251 hr 13 min
August 20251 hr 11 min
September 20251 hr 27 min
October 20251 hr 27 min
November 20251 hr 34 min
December 20251 hr 21 min
January 20261 hr 9 min
February 20261 hr 20 min
March 20261 hr 15 min
April 20261 hr 4 min
May 20261 hr 18 min
June 20261 hr 23 min
July 20261 hr 22 min
August 20261 hr 19 min
September 20261 hr 32 min
Category 3: 90th centile response time
September 20243 hr 59 min
October 20244 hr 25 min
November 20244 hr 8 min
December 20244 hr 39 min
January 20253 hr 6 min
February 20253 hr 13 min
March 20253 hr 12 min
April 20252 hr 46 min
May 20252 hr 51 min
June 20253 hr 5 min
July 20252 hr 51 min
August 20252 hr 42 min
September 20253 hr 20 min
October 20253 hr 23 min
November 20253 hr 43 min
December 20253 hr 13 min
January 20262 hr 40 min
February 20263 hr 5 min
March 20262 hr 55 min
April 20262 hr 28 min
May 20262 hr 59 min
June 20263 hr 12 min
July 20263 hr 11 min
August 20263 hr 1 min
September 20263 hr 36 min
Category 4: mean response time
September 20241 hr 37 min
October 20241 hr 36 min
November 20241 hr 47 min
December 20242 hr 17 min
January 20251 hr 49 min
February 20251 hr 12 min
March 202540 min 59 sec
April 20251 hr 21 min
May 202557 min 51 sec
June 20251 hr 10 min
July 20251 hr 41 min
August 20251 hr 32 min
September 20252 hr 36 min
October 20252 hr 6 min
November 20251 hr 54 min
December 20251 hr 55 min
January 20261 hr 44 min
February 20262 hr 8 min
March 20261 hr 47 min
April 20261 hr 45 min
May 20261 hr 44 min
June 20261 hr 51 min
July 20262 hr 1 min
August 20261 hr 47 min
September 20262 hr 6 min
Category 4: 90th centile response time
September 20243 hr 24 min
October 20244 hr 23 min
November 20244 hr 33 min
December 20246 hr 8 min
January 20254 hr 29 min
February 20253 hr 17 min
March 20251 hr 43 min
April 20253 hr 16 min
May 20252 hr 38 min
June 20252 hr 57 min
July 20254 hr 1 min
August 20254 hr 8 min
September 20256 hr 22 min
October 20254 hr 47 min
November 20254 hr 2 min
December 20254 hr 18 min
January 20263 hr 49 min
February 20264 hr 15 min
March 20263 hr 41 min
April 20263 hr 25 min
May 20263 hr 36 min
June 20264 hr 5 min
July 20264 hr 13 min
August 20263 hr 37 min
September 20264 hr 30 min

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 14 October 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 Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Yorkshire 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

    • Yorkshire 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