The Scottish Ambulance Service said there had been 334 collisions – 67 of them during 999 missions

Ambulance call out times are still not good enough in South Gloucestershire and the local authority is calling for action

The First Minister welcomed the news but critics pointed out that the figures included untrained volunteers who attend the scenes of medical emergencies

Of 7,018 calls that were considered to be Class A or immediately life threatening, ambulances or rapid response vehicles arrived within the recommended eight minutes for only 4,849 of them.

South Central Ambulance NHS Trust has apologised for allowing a woman to wait for more than two hours for paramedics after she fell outside her friend’s Hampshire home

When you dial 999 for an ambulance are you absolutely clear on who will walk through your door? It could be an ambulance crew or one of a growing number of ‘First Responders’ – community volunteers trained in basic first aid

The East Midlands Ambulance Service is anxious that it suffers delays in getting to emergency calls at a time when speed is vital