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TABLE B7

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Community Health and Prevention: Community and cross sector services (continued)
England	Numbers and percentages

	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02
Occupational Therapy
New clients (thousands)	1,102	1,135	1,153	1,164	1,185	1,196	1179
Percentage referred from community	22	23	22	23	24	24	25
Physiotherapy
New clients (thousands)	4,056	4,070	4,141	4,177	4,201	4,220	4174
Percentage referred from community	31	34	34	35	35	37	37
Ambulance Service
Emergency calls (thousands)	2,856	2,994	3,161	3,291	3,429	3,558	3820
Percentage responded to within 14 minutes (urban) or 19 minutes (rural)	91.4	94.7	94.4	92.9	91.8	n/a	n/a

Source: KT26, KT27, KA34	Contact:Lesz Lancucki 020 7972 5533 (email: lesz.lancucki@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
See General Notes Section

See Chart

• In 1999-2000, 90.8% of ambulance emergency calls received a response within 14 minutes (in urban areas) or 19 minutes (in rural areas) compared with 88% in 1992-93.  

TABLE B7

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