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75 recurring concerns
Concern
Trend
Reports
Recipients
Latest report
Delays in ambulance-to-hospital patient handover
77
53
18 Jun 2026
Delays in ambulance attendance
118
66
23 Mar 2026
Failure to call an ambulance promptly when emergency assistance is required
37
47
27 Jan 2026
Failure to maintain safe hospital patient flow
33
28
18 Jun 2026
Failure to ensure timely ambulance access to care and emergency treatment premises
5
13
25 Nov 2024
Inadequate system planning for ambulance-delay pressures
2
3
13 Jun 2025
Unreliable ambulance stand-down decisions
3
4
25 Jun 2018
Lack of overarching responsibility for patient safety risks from ambulance delays
2
1
3 Oct 2024
Failure to provide timely emergency hospital conveyance
11
21
5 Jun 2026
Failure to provide timely hospital admission
47
56
24 Nov 2025
Failure to seek medical attention when a person's condition warrants it
56
88
16 Jun 2026
Unreliable ambulance emergency escalation and contingency arrangements
5
15
6 Jan 2026
Insufficient ambulance service capacity for emergency calls
58
45
2 Feb 2026
Failure to provide timely clinical care
17
29
14 Jan 2026
Unreliable allocation and referral of welfare support between police and ambulance services
5
12
25 May 2025
Unreliable ambulance call triage and re-triage
50
50
11 May 2026
Failure to dispatch emergency responders promptly to serious incidents
8
10
1 Feb 2024
Unreliable ambulance response-time standards and prioritisation
13
20
2 Feb 2026
Unreliable communication of ambulance dispatch status and expectations
13
14
15 Jun 2026
Excessive emergency-department waiting times
7
6
27 May 2025
Unreliable on-site emergency medical and first-aid response arrangements
33
60
20 Feb 2026
Unreliable decisions about when ambulance attendance is required
12
26
18 Mar 2026
Unreliable ambulance access through road closures and diversions
2
2
2 Oct 2018
Failure to provide timely clinical review during ambulance call handling
6
10
28 Oct 2025
Failure to provide timely ambulance-based treatment for suspected serious infection
2
3
7 Feb 2026
Recurring concerns bring together reports that describe the same underlying safety problem. Open one to compare the individual concerns and original wording.
Data last updated 7 September 2026