The ambulance service said it is ‘confident’ it can deliver a plan to recruit more than 400 new members of frontline ambulance staff by April 2024.
December and the beginning of January has been “extremely challenging” for East Midlands Ambulance Service, its director of operations said.
Ambulance Service could start reducing how many crew members it leaves waiting with patients once they have been taken to hospitals.
The number of hours lost by East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics due to delays in handing over patients to hospitals is again on the rise.
The number of hours lost by East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics due to delays in handing over patients to hospitals is again on the rise.
Plans to build a warehouse and carpark development at a former RAF site where hundreds of homes are being built, have been recommended for approval.
A senior East Midlands Ambulance Service boss said it still has a “long way to go” to meet targets.
A senior East Midlands Ambulance Service boss said it still has a “long way to go” to meet targets.
A senior East Midlands Ambulance Service boss said it still has a “long way to go” to meet targets.
The use of the military to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service during strike action has been criticised by the GMB union.
The use of the military to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service during strike action has been criticised by the GMB union.
The number of hours paramedics spent waiting outside hospitals to hand over patients last month reached a record high.
Paramedics spent more than 27,500 hours waiting outside hospitals to hand over patients last month - a record for the trust.
Paramedics spent more than 27,500 hours waiting outside hospitals to hand over patients last month - a record for the trust.
Parents of a baby who died in hospital say they were left without answers because potential evidence was destroyed when staff dissected the placenta.
The union GMB has confirmed its members working for East Midlands Ambulance Service will strike across two dates in December.
The union GMB has confirmed its members working for East Midlands Ambulance Service will strike across two dates in December.
The union GMB has confirmed its members working for East Midlands Ambulance Service will strike across two dates in December.
EMAS says there is an "unacceptable" pattern of ambulances spending hours waiting outside emergency departments.
Ambulance service bosses say an ‘unacceptable’ pattern of ambulances spending hours waiting outside emergency departments is hampering response times.