Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secamb said by calling 999 the public were not automatically going to get an ambulance [Mark Norman BBC] Ambulance service call ...

A man died after collapsing at work and lying undiscovered for more than an hour after a 999 call was cut off, and ambulance ...

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 ...

Fears over 999 ambulance responses in London were growing on Monday with unions and health services in the capital yet to strike a deal on serious conditions like heart attacks and strokes. Ambulance ...

Cold weather has hit much of the country over the past week (library image) An ambulance service has seen nearly a fifth more calls to its 999 control room since the cold spell arrived last week.

Ambulance services have seen a surge in 999 calls during the freezing weather gripping the UK, as paramedics brace for further demand with the arrival of Storm Goretti. Arctic air has plunged much of ...

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 ...

An escaped pet alligator, a chipped tooth and a finger stuck in a beer bottle were just some of the bizarre 999 calls made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the past year. Of the 426,116 calls to the ...

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.