Hopefully, none of you reading this have ever had the misfortune to require calling 999 to request an emergency ambulance. Despite this, the service does receive a significant number of calls. What is ...

Communication problems affect more than a quarter of emergency ambulance calls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. A sample of 999 calls received by West Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire ...

Our ambulance service is in crisis - and we need action now. BirminghamLive and the Birmingham Mail has launched a new campaign to draw attention to rising waiting times which are claiming lives in ...

CALLING 999 for an ambulance can be one of the most stressful situations you can find yourself in, and many will often find themselves unsure of what to do next while waiting for emergency services.

People in Jersey should not call 999 unless immediate medical assistance is needed, the ambulance service says. The service said its officers were under pressure with a high volume of calls and having ...

Some patients who ring 999 for an ambulance will be told to seek alternative treatment unless their condition is life-threatening. The BBC reported that NHS England wants calls reviewed so those ...

An ambulance crew was attacked at a house in Eastleigh, Hampshire after responding to a hoax report of a 13-year-old girl having a heart attack. Bricks, glasses and furniture were lobbed at emergency ...

A hospital phoned for an ambulance so an elderly patient could be driven 400m to A&E to have a catheter replaced, says his ...

Elaine Parker-Boyd will never forget the moment she and her teenage son arrived at her ex-husband's flat, only to be met by police officers. They were given the heartbreaking news that he had ...