EXCLUSIVE: Ambulances on the Isle of Wight failed to meet response time targets for the second month running.
However, in the majority of cases, responses on the Island were quicker than the national average.
Figures for July show Islanders were left waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance, for the likes of strokes, epilepsy and burns (category 2). That is well below the national average of 59 minutes and seven seconds, but above the national target of 18 minutes.
It is also up from June — when it was 27 minutes and 52 seconds.
For life-threatening illnesses or injuries (category 1), Island ambulances took an average 12 minutes and nine seconds to arrive. That is above the national average of nine minutes and 35 seconds.
Again, that figure has risen when compared to June, when it was 10 minutes and 46 seconds.
The target is seven minutes.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust said July has been its busiest month of the year so far.
A spokesperson said the service has seen considerable investment, and more is set to come:
"The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has benefited from major investments and improvements in our ambulance service over the past two years.
"Although we did not meet the national target response times and July has been the busiest month of the year so far, the majority of our response times are better than the national average."
For calls classed as 'urgent', for example late stages of labour, non-severe burns and diabetes, the average waiting time on the Island was one hour, 17 minutes and six seconds — up from one hour, 14 minutes and 44 seconds in June.
Nationally, the average was three hours, 17 minutes and six seconds.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust added:
"We continue to invest further in our ambulance service and this month work has started on a new extension to the existing ambulance station on site at St Mary’s Hospital. We are also recruiting across all of our services including patient transport, call handlers and specialist paramedics."
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