Services under strain have appealed to patients to make their own way to hospital if they can, including taking a lift with a ...

UK ambulance services are facing a significant increase in 999 calls due to severe freezing weather, with some trusts ...

An ambulance service has seen nearly a fifth more calls to its 999 control room since the cold spell arrived last week. South ...

The NHS ambulance service operating in the Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire has warned of a stark rise in 999 calls as ...

The ambulance service has once again issued a plea to only call 999 in life-threatening emergencies, saying freezing weather is slowing them down.

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has seen significant 999 response time improvements, but still ranks near the bottom 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.

The London Ambulance Service's 999 call system suffered a technical fault on Wednesday that resulted in having to revert back to handling calls using pen and paper notes. The issue — which arose on ...

AMBULANCE staff are urging people to ‘Choose Well’ when dialling 999 in the wake of increased call-out times. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed on Monday ambulances were taking more than 20 per cent ...

Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones has issued advice over who should ring 999 during today's ambulance strike. Thousands of ambulance workers, including those from the North East, went on strike ...

The 999 emergency telephone number was launched across the country 80-years-ago today. But as audio clips released by the North West Ambulance Service show, time-wasting calls continue to plague ...