FOI/2022/4704

You asked

Could I please request to have the following information:

  • Number of ambulance call outs across the UK to paediatrics in the years 2021 and 2022 (if these have been produced yet) -- separate data sets for each year.
  • The number of those paediatric patients whose primary complaint is pain related (same years again).
  • The number of those patients who received pain relief from the crew who attended them (same years again).

We said

Thank you for your request

Unfortunately, we do not hold data relating to ambulance call outs or pain relief administered by paramedics.

The following alternative sources may be better placed to assist with your request:

England

NHS England produce statistics relating to ambulance call outs: England Statistics » Ambulance Quality Indicators.

NHS Digital may also be better placed to answer your enquiry regarding English data, they can be contacted on enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk

Wales

Wales ambulance systems indicators from the Emergency Ambulance Services Committee. Further data is available on Stats Wales.

Scotland

Scotland ambulance data in Quality Improvement Indicators documents from the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland ambulance data in Emergency Care statistics from the Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.