The latest performance data shows that the 3 busiest ever months for A&E staff have been in 2024 (77,945 attendances per day in May, 76,469 in June and 74,459 in March).

Ambulance services responded to 753,384 incidents last month, with 26,514 calls to 999 answered per day – up 6.2% on the same month last year. Average response times for category 1 (8:15) and 2 (33:25) calls were faster in July than in June, but still slower than the standards of 7 and 18 minutes respectively.

Read more – NHSE (8/8/24)