Go back Evidenced Outcome
Reduced ambulance response times
Evidence point
The 90th centile figure (time within which 9 of 10 patients were seen) for NWAS category 3 calls average response time was almost 457 minutes compared to Low Acuity-assigned CFR calls which was 216 minutes - lower by almost 240 minutes (4 hours).
(n= 93375 NWAS calls, 314 CFR calls - Cat 3 only)
Primary beneficiary
Organisation
Partner organisation
North West Ambulance Service
Volunteering role / intervention
Low Acuity Community First Responder
Evidence strength
Evidence Strength meanings:
- Green - strong evidence
- Amber - Promising evidence
Compelling
Produced
March 2023