FOI 26-331 Purple Call Data top 50 busiest days
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 26-331 Purple Call Data top 50 busiest days
- Request Date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Response Date
- 04 Aug 2026
- Information Requested
In a press release concerning 24 June, the London Ambulance Service stated that it had responded to a “record” number of Category 1 calls and experienced the “busiest day in the Service’s history with 7,900 calls”.
In this context, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information for this Ambulance Service:
- - Total number of Category 1 calls that the service responded to on each day in the period 24-26 June 2026.
- - Total number of calls (all categories) that the service received each day in the period 24-26 June 2026.
- - A list of the top 50 days in the service’s history for Category 1 call responses, including the date and total number of calls on each day.
- - A list of the top 50 days in the service’s history for calls (all categories), including the date and total number of calls on each day.
When I say “in the service’s history”, I mean for as long back as records stretch and can be reasonably accessed. Please indicate the timescale this covers in your response.
- Response
The request has referenced information published by the London Ambulance Service. The Scottish Ambulance Service cannot comment on the methodology used by other ambulance services when recording or reporting activity. Differences in geography, population served, service configuration, call handling arrangements, categorisation processes and data recording practices mean that activity figures are not necessarily directly comparable between ambulance services. The information disclosed in this response relates solely to the Scottish Ambulance Service and should not be used in isolation to draw direct comparisons with other UK ambulance organisations.
Total number of Purple calls that the service responded to on each day in the period 24-26 June 2026.
The total number of recorded purple calls where a resource was mobilised for the days requested were:
24th June 2026 – 34
25th June 2026 – 44
26th June 2026 – 54
These calls cover the geographical area of Scotland. Although this information is reporting on where a resource was mobilised, mobilisation may or may not have resulted in an attendance.
Total number of calls (all categories) that the service received each day in the period 24-26 June 2026.
The total number of emergency calls received where a resource was mobilised for the days requested were:
24th June 2026 – 1776
25th June 2026 – 1791
26th June 2026 – 1835
These calls cover the geographical area of Scotland. Although this information is reporting on where a resource was mobilised, mobilisation may or may not have resulted in an attendance.
A list of the top 50 days in the service’s history for Purple call responses, including the date and total number of calls on each day.
Please see the attached sheet with the tab named ' Purple Top 50'; this details the top 50 days for Purple calls since our records held (01/04/2013 - present).
A list of the top 50 days in the service’s history for calls (all categories), including the date and total number of calls on each day.
Please see the attached sheet with the tab named ' All Top 50'; this details the top 50 days for all emergency calls since our records held (01/04/2013 - present).
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