An ambulance overturned and crashed into a ditch while carrying a patient on an emergency “blue lights” call in Essex. The East of England Ambulance Service said a collision involving a van happened at about 10:25 GMT in Main Road, Danbury. The patient, aged in his 70s, was cut free and moved into another ambulance. [...]

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) is misleading the public by distorting emergency response times, a union has claimed. The GMB said the trust was marking 999 calls as “target met” when the emergency was still ongoing, to hit targets. The trust strongly denied the accusation, calling the claims “untrue, unacceptable and [...]

A man has been charged after being stopped by police while driving a vehicle stolen from the East of England Ambulance Service. Police were contacted in the early hours of New Year’s Day after reports a rapid response car had been stolen from Valley Road, Clacton in Essex. The Honda Accord’s tracker was activated and [...]

As the festive period gets in to full swing and Christmas Day is approaching fast, the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) is asking the public to spare a thought for the accident and emergency crews who will be working over the Christmas period. Ambulance paramedics, non-emergency crews and control room and support staff will [...]

Paramedics needed hospital treatment after they were involved in a collision while en route to an emergency call

Suffolk’s need for its own specialist heart attack centre was shown when a heart attack victim died during a rush for treatment last week, it emerged

Two paramedics have been disciplined after they pronounced a young Norfolk road crash victim dead and covered him with a tarpaulin – only for a police officer to discover he was still alive

A man praised paramedics for saving his life after they spotted his heart was failing

Two paramedics and a pensioner required hospital treatment after a blaze at a property in Norfolk

Another senior member of staff has left the East of England Ambulance Service