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West Midlands Ambulance Service gets 69 new ambulances
West Midlands Ambulance Service expands fleet by 5%, adding 23 vehicles including eight electric models to improve emergency response and support sustainability.
- The Department of Health and Social Care funded WMAS to add 23 vehicles, raising its fleet to 500 as part of a £75m ambulance distribution across England.
- The rollout forms part of a national programme to add 142 vehicles, with 87 already delivered, and officials say it responds to flu epidemic pressures and WMAS’s five-year ambulance replacement cycle.
- Building on earlier electric trials, West Midlands Ambulance Service will receive eight electric ambulances by the end of March, and new double-crew vehicles include modern safety technology with fewer breakdowns.
- Jane Marsh said the extra ambulances increase capacity and help reach patients more quickly, and the trust reports response times have already improved.
- The government pledged a further £412-million to renew the fleet, with officials saying the investment supports British jobs through vehicle converters across the country.
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