The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust collate the following statistical information, currently published by Welsh Government.

Emergency Medical Service (EMS)

Official performance statistical outputs (classified as NHS Performance) are defined as National Statistics. National Statistics are Official Statistics which have been certified by UK Statistics Authority as compliant with its Code of Practice. (http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/national-statistician/types-of-official-statistics/index.html)

EMS Performance Statistics are published on the last Wednesday of each month at 9:30am

• Summary performance information can be found here
• Detailed performance information can be found here
• Past release detailed performance information can be found here

NHS Direct Wales (NHSDW)

NHS Direct Wales official statistical outputs (classified as Primary and Community Health) are defined as Official Statistics by the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007. They are produced by Welsh Government to the principle of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. (http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/code-of-practice/index.html)

NHSDW Performance Statistics are published on the first Wednesday quarterly on the following dates:

5th August 2015 | 4th November 2015

For further information please visit the Publications Calendar

• Summary performance information can be found here
• Detailed performance information can be found here
• Past release detailed performance information can be found here

Pre-Release Access Arrangements

In addition to the staff producing a statistical report certain individuals are allowed early access to official statistics.

This enables people such as Welsh Government (Statistics Producer) and Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Executive and Communications Team to comment on statistics based on a correct understanding of them.

The rules governing who and why early access is granted are set out in The Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2009. To ensure we are following the rules the UK Statistics Authority can assess pre-release access arrangements.

In the interest of openness and transparency we publish the title of statistical reports to which pre-release access arrangements apply. We include job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access is granted and the organisation’s to which they belong. Welsh Government publish their own list of pre-release access arrangements found here

WAST Pre-Release

For further information please contact the Information Reporting & Standards Team: AMB_InfoManagement@wales.nhs.uk