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Ambulance service handles record 1.5 million 999 calls

Ambulance crews achieved the national standard response time of 30 minutes for Category 2 incidents.

Ambulance service spotlights improved response times in annual report

Clinical lead for the EEAST's Stroke Video Triage Service Brittany Farthing said the new service helped patients receive the right treatment sooner, and improved their chances of recovery

Ambulance service covering Hertfordshire shortlisted for award

Staff celebrating at the HSJ Awards.

West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust named NHS Trust of the Year

The areas of England where patients are least happy with their dental care.

The areas where patients are least happy with their dental care

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East of England ambulance service rated as country's worst

New NHS League Tables, revealing the best-performing NHS Trusts have been published for the first time.

The 10 best-performing NHS Trusts in England named

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Ambulance staff threaten strike action over plans to shake up working patterns

The East of England Ambulance Service is facing a pregnancy discrimination claim

East of England Ambulance Service hit with pregnancy discrimination claim

Hemel Hospital

NHS Trust that runs Hemel Hospital made savings but still overspent by £5.54m

Injured man rescued from snow-covered mountain

Dramatic moment injured man is rescued from snow-covered mountain
Watch the moment when Mountain Rescue volunteers came to the aid of an injured walker who got stuck on an icy path.
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Watford General Hospital requires significant funding each year, photo from Will Durrant Local Democracy Reporting Service

West Herts Trust set to end financial year with £18.2m deficit

Watford General Hospital

Junior doctors' strikes cost Hertfordshire hospitals £2.5m

The trust says there is an improvement plan for both units in place.

NHS Trust responds to safety concerns over inpatient units in Hertfordshire

Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards finalists - Connect BAME staff network

Staff at West Hertfordshire hospitals NHS Trust celebrate award success

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Campaign group criticises nine month delay for new hospital

More than 3,000 patients have been waiting more than a year for hospital treatment in Hertfordshire

More than 3,000 patients are waiting more than a year for hospital treatment

Jenni McClagish, patient safety specialist with EEAST, with a cuddle pocket

Ambulance service launches cuddle pockets to support parents of stillborn babies

New, improved ambulances have hit the road after a major investment in the fleet

Ambulance service covering Dacorum invests nearly £50m on improved vehicles as r...

EHAAT crew member in PPE (C) EHAAT

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance helps transfer COVID-19 patients

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has appealed to the public to Choose Respect when calling 999

Ambulance service for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire reveals abuse received by c...

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Ambulance service for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to be placed into special m...

Campaigners claim Trust's 'guesstimate' could have misled government over west Herts new hospital timeline

Campaigners claim Trust's 'guesstimate' could have misled government over west H...

Alex - an Emergency Medical Technician - features in the campaign

Ambulance service for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire strikes back with hard-hitt...

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Ambulance service for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire handed £5m funding boost fo...

Marcus Bailey, chief operating officer at East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Please drink responsibly this weekend, ambulance service urges Hemel Hempstead p...

East of England Ambulance Service

Man who worked for ambulance service in Hemel for 33 years tragically dies after...

The EEAST needs to recruit 1,000 temporary workers and volunteers urgently

East of England Ambulance Service urgently needs volunteers and temporary worker...
Can you help the ambulance service go the extra mile against COVID-19?
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Radical approach overhauls A&E performance of West Hertfordshire Hospitals' NHS ...

To learn more about the campaign, please watch the YouTube video.

Jeremy Kyle backs hard-hitting ambulance campaign for Beds and Herts

Mary Marshall on her wing walk

Widow's wing walk in late husband's honour

The ambulance service received thousands of calls over the weekend

Increase in May bank holiday calls to ambulances in Hertfordshire

The ambulance team reunited to recall their memories

Hertfordshire ambulance team celebrate 30 years of service

EEAST recruitment day at the University of Hertfordshire

Hundreds attend ambulance service recruitment day

CFRs attend medical emergencies where they live or work

Could you volunteer to be a First Responder?

Record-breaking ambulance calls

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Ambulance patients report 100 per cent satisfaction

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More than 9,100 calls to ambulance service over Bank Holiday weekend

Satisfaction with ambulance service

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Don't call 999 for a drowning fish

Ambulance call-outs surge in Dacorum's hottest days of 2016

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Complaints up for ambulance service

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Another surge in 999 calls

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Ambulance crews kept busy over the Easter bank holiday after 17% rise in calls

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Surge in ambulance calls prompts public plea for restraint
Ambulance chiefs have made another called again for people to use 999 wisely after the number of call-outs increased by 10 per cent in one year.
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Top of the league: East of England Ambulance Service has gone from among the worst performing for response to critical patients to the very best

Critically ill? You’re in the best hands in the country

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Programme to get new ambulances on the roads close to conclusion

The injured woman was taken to hospital

Shot in the arm for ambulance service as new paramedics arrive

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Warning to party-goers on ambulance service’s Black Friday

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Ambulance service invests in five specialist ambulances for obese patients

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Region’s ambulance service gets 100% patient satisfaction rating

Inflatable path used to rescue man stuck in mud at Norcott Hall

Dramatic ‘inflatable path’ rescue of man sinking in mud in grounds of £4.25m man...

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Ambulance trust win’s praise of public in survey

Walking aid amnesty

Zimmer amnesty in our hospitals – if you borrowed walking aids, give them back!

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