An East of England Ambulance Service vehicle being taken in for repairs. 

Exclusive figures obtained by ITV News show one ambulance trust has spent more than £3m over the last year fixing vehicles in its fleet.

NHS slammed for 'buying cheap' with more than 30% of ambulances off road

Oxygen supplies can run low when ambulances cannot offload patients to A&E quickly.

The service entered the National Recovery Support Programme back in 2020 after a damning report from the CQC found a culture of bullying and abuse.

Ambulance service out of special measures after 'significant improvements'

A paramedic who rushed to rescue a mother and two children in a car crash arrived to discover the patients were his own family.
James Palmer was at work for the East of England Ambulance Service Trust when his wife Megan, 32, and two young children left to drive to his mother-in-law's home.
James Palmer with son Sidney and his bravery award.
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James Palmer's wife and two children were involved in in the smash just minutes from their home.

Paramedic called to car crash to find his own wife and children

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Paramedics told Michelle Ashwell that her daughter was clinically dead for nearly 20 minutes.

Girl, 12, reunited with team who brought her back to life after cardiac arrest

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Kay Rush ambulance reunion after cardiac arrest in Stevenage

Kay Rush said she was incredibly lucky that the cardiac arrest happened where people were around to help.

'One in a million' patient cardiac arrest survivor says thanks

Claims include staff members talking about a colleague who is Asian and "mimicking monkey sounds" when they were talking about him.

Ambulance service boss apologises after 'distressing' racism claims 

EEAST is one of 24 trusts and the only ambulance service to be named as a pilot site for the new digital scheme. 
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Ambulance bosses have declared a critical incident as a result of 999 call volumes and hospital handover delays, as NHS services fight winter pressures.

Ambulance service declares critical incident for second time in a month

Bosses at the ambulance trust say NHS services in the region are currently under huge pressure as a consequence of 999 call volumes and hospital handover delay

East of England Ambulance Service declares 'critical incident'

13-year-old Daisy Webb suffered a cardiac arrest whilst walking to school in Huntingdon earlier this year.

Prestigious award for ambulance crews who helped save 13 year old's life

Councillor suggests creating volunteer service similar to retained firefighters in order to help out under-pressure first responders. 

Could paying volunteers to respond to 999 calls cut ambulance waiting times?

One patient waited for over 24 hours for an ambulance to be dispatched.

'Unacceptable waits': Ambulance service told it still needs to improve

Judith Holman, left, with her sister-in-law Samantha Holman.
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Judith Holman's family were told if they had not made the 40-minute drive to hospital themselves, she would not have survived.

Family furious at two-hour ambulance wait after wedding guest has stroke

Staff at the East of England Ambulance Service have been suspended over alleged social media messages.

Several staff members at the East of England Ambulance Service have been suspended over alleged inappropriate messages in a private social media group.

Ambulance service suspends staff over 'unacceptable' social media messages

Sonia Daniel, 88, was told she would have to stay lying on the floor until an ambulance arrived.

Family's anger as grandmother waited seven hours for ambulance

The East of England Ambulance Service are urging people not to hang up.

The trust said its systems failed for several hours, as a union warned that staff were "already at breaking point".

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