Ambulance service demand from prisons: a service evaluation

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Authors

Cath Hodson

Laura-Sarona Fox

Richard Pilbery · Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Caitlin Wilson · Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Elisha Miller · Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

M Sutcliffe · Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Nat Wright · ORCID

Philippa Hearty

Abstract

Calls to the ambulance service from prisons represent a small proportion of overall YAS workload. Initial call triage placed a greater proportion of calls from prisons in the highest priority category, and both attendance and conveyance rates were higher from prisons compared to the general population.

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Emergency and Acute Care Studies Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

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Published in: British Paramedic Journal

Volume 10, Issue 4, pp. 53-61

DOI: 10.29045/14784726.2026.3.10.4.53

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Ambulance service demand from prisons: a service evaluation

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