How ambulance service deals with 'overwhelming' number of 999 calls

Ambulance service call handlers have described how they dealt with "unprecedented" numbers of 999 calls, equivalent to filling 300 double-decker buses. South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) ...
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Ambulance Service To Test 999 Video Message Assessments

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 ...

Hospital ward calls 999 for ambulance to move patient 400 metres 'to replace catheter'

A hospital phoned for an ambulance so an elderly patient could be driven 400m to A&E to have a catheter replaced, says his ...
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Ambulance 999 calls soar during freezing weather as Storm Goretti to hit UK

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 ...

Person calls 999 after swallowing 'drop of mouthwash'

One person called 999 because they had accidentally swallowed mouthwash, while another called with a fishing hook in their ...