East of England Ambulance Service answers 'record' 1.5 million emergency calls

Ambulance control rooms handled record 1.5 million 999 calls in busiest year on record

It comes as the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) marks International Control Room Week.

East of England Ambulance Service answers 'record' 1.5 million emergency calls

The region's ambulance service said it answered almost 1.5 million 999 calls in its busiest year on record, an increase of about half a million on the previous year.