A question on #SouthWesternAmbulanceServiceNHSFoundationTrust #CommunityFirstResponders tabled by Edward Morello on 26-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Community First Responders
Question ID: 1817091
UIN: 63207
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-26
Asking Member ID: 5326
Asking Member display name: Edward Morello
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Edward Morello
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department had discussions with the South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of replacing fire and rescue co-responders with volunteer community first r
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true