Single Crewed Ambulance
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- 1728/22
- Request Date
- 04 Nov 2022
- Response Date
- 24 Nov 2022
- Information Requested
I am looking for information regarding how many ambulances have been singlecrewed
in each financial year since 2017 to date (2022/23). More specifically, I would
like the total number of ambulances that were single-crewed in each year, and not
simply percentages. Can I also have a breakdown of the data by location?- Response
Please find below the data requested showing the data held against “single crewed” for the date periods requested. The data definition for “single crewed” is the number of double-crewed ambulances, showing only one member of staff for the duration of the entire shift period. This data is broken down to our regional levels within the Scottish Ambulance service.
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23*
East
Single Crew Shifts
662
632
797
526
663
537
% Shifts Single Crewed
No Data
1.3%
1.7%
1.1%
1.3%
1.7%
North
Single Crew Shifts
1,012
1,306
1,041
696
1,103
675
% Shifts Single Crewed
No Data
3.4%
2.7%
1.9%
2.9%
3.0%
West
Single Crew Shifts
1,168
1,128
1,224
884
937
676
% Shifts Single Crewed
No Data
1.6%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
Scotland
Single Crew Shifts
2,842
3,066
3,062
2,106
2,719
1,888
% Shifts Single Crewed
No Data
2.0%
2.0%
1.3%
1.7%
2.0%
*2022/23 data is reported to October 2022
Please note this is reported by shifts and not by incidents attended.
The Scottish Ambulance Service does not routinely roster staff to be on their own in a double crewed vehicle. Every effort is made to double crew shifts, however there are occasions when some shifts will be single-crewed due to short notice, unplanned staff absence where additional staffing cannot be arranged.
It is important to note that on these call-outs single crew staff members are tasked appropriately and backed up as necessary.
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