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Wes Streeting Urged to Ditch Bid to Electrify all UK Ambulances
Health Secretary Wes Streeting faced calls last night to ditch the ‘absurd’ Net Zero plan to energize all UK ambulances within 15 years.
The cash-strapped NHS is preparing to abandon all its diesel ambulances and install almost 5,000 charging points at hospitals and ambulance stations to power a fleet of electric-powered lorries.
Health chiefs have refused to reveal just how much the brand-new ambulances will cost, but official figures seen by the Mail on Sunday expose it will cost ₤ 100million just to update the grid and electrical facilities required for charging points.
The MoS can likewise expose there are presently just 2 electric-powered ambulances getting guests in England – compared with more than 4,500 diesel ambulances.
There are 160 other electric emergency automobiles for paramedics, including two cars and trucks, 16 reaction vans and three motorbikes.
The most recent electrical ambulances have a series of as much as 200 miles, but paramedic teams in rural areas frequently travel even more in a shift.
Latest figures show the average reaction time in England for the most dangerous ‘category-one’ ambulance calls is seven minutes and 52 seconds – compared to an NHS target of 7 minutes.
Last night Nick Timothy MP, previous chief of staff to ex-prime minister Theresa May, said: ‘Ambulance services have been struggling to satisfy their reaction targets. With these challenges it is unreasonable to sidetrack NHS from their tasks with unrealistic Net Zero targets.
West Midlands Ambulance service introduced the very first completely electric emergency situation ambulance 2020
Wes Streeting dealt with calls last night to ditch the ‘ridiculous’ plan to amaze all UK ambulances
‘Time, preparation and cost are going into buying electric vehicles and developing chargers – a number of which will never be set up – rather of improving action times.
‘Even more worrying is the difficulty of updating the grid in time to satisfy the additional need.
‘This is yet another case of climate policy racing ahead of innovation with stunning results for patients and taxpayers.’
England’s first electrical ambulance began running in the West Midlands in 2020. Another 8 will be provided this year to be used in metropolitan areas such as Birmingham.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: ‘Seventy per cent of our location is primarily rural and this continues to be the greatest consider our transfer to electrical – having the variety to run in locations where lorries can do 200 miles-plus in a shift.’
East of England Ambulance Service has actually been trialling 3 electrical ambulances considering that 2023, but has not used them to carry passengers. Another 8 will be provided to the service this year.
The Department of Health stated: ‘New electric ambulances will save the NHS ₤ 59million a year to reinvest in frontline care.’
The NHS said: ‘It is right we seek sustainable options when they enhance patient care and conserve the taxpayer money. Electric ambulances will not affect response times, [and] are cutting emissions, upkeep and fuel expenses.’
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