 The trust is currently the best-performing English ambulance service in the NHS, being graded Outstanding by Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors in January 2017 and the only ambulance service to meet Government targets.The trust was further graded Outstanding by CQC inspectors during August 2019, with an Outstanding rating being given for four out of the five key areas being inspected.It is also in Segmentation One in the rating by NHS Improvement.