The future of a 999 emergency call centre run by an ambulance service remains up in the air. In September, the regional NHS ambulance trust said the Bedford Emergency Operations centre was not up ...

"It's a great collaboration,'' Ms Cousland tells me. ''Not everybody calling 999 needs an ambulance." Image caption, A screen on the wall indicates the number of calls and average pick-up time ...

Other people dialled 999 for a tight bracelet, a finger stuck in a beer bottle and toe nail mishap. CQC adds that concerns raised about Yormed's ambulance station are 'unsubstantiated'.

A major change to the way the Welsh Ambulance Service handles the most serious 999 calls is being introduced. A new "purple" response category will be introduced, specifically for people who are ...

Lily Lambert has worked for South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), based in ... In January, SCAS was the top performing trust in the UK for Category 2 calls, attending patients with health ...

Daughter Lesley Morgan said when she phoned 999 at 7pm, she was told there would be a seven-hour delay to sending an ambulance - but they ended up waiting double that time. She said ...

clarified the extenuating circumstances surrounding the 999 call's response when Andy needed medical attention, noting that there were already 18 Category 2 patients in line for an ambulance.

A dad who was wrongly told an ambulance would be at his home in 18 minutes died from a heart attack after one was never sent. Call records show Lee Christopher, 35, asked the 999 operator how long ...

Nicola Waters, from Indian Queens in Cornwall, initially called 999 for an ambulance at 2.37am on May 24, 2024 after Andrew 'Andy' Waters, 56, began trembling and throwing up with severe chest pains.

Nicola Waters called 999 for an ambulance at 2.37am when her husband - who never complained of pain or illness - found himself trembling, throwing up and in severe chest pain in the early hours of ...