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If you need emergency medical treatment or transport, we can help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We operate in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

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In the news

Volunteer responders in Leighton Buzzard secure grant for life-saving equipment and training

16 October 2026

A volunteer group in Leighton Buzzard who respond to 999 calls on behalf of the ambulance service have received a funding boost to continue providing vital emergency care.

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust reports significant improvements in patient care and performance

30 September 2026

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has highlighted major improvements in patient care, response times and operational performance in its Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26.

Zoo visitors invited to learn lifesaving CPR skills on Restart a Heart Day

13 October 2026

Visitors to Colchester Zoological Society (CZS) will have the opportunity to learn vital lifesaving skills this Restart a Heart Day as the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) Charity teams up for a special public CPR awareness event.

Francis and Tanya Woodroffe are reunited with the East of England Ambulance Service staff who helped save Francis’s life following a cardiac arrest. Pictured (left to right): Adrian Sands, David Chaplin, Clare D Osborne, Francis and Tanya Woodroffe, Charlotte Harding, Edward Dodd and Anna-Michelle Miller

‘Without CPR I wouldn't be here’: Ely cardiac arrest survivor urges public to learn lifesaving skills

16 October 2026

Francis Woodroffe survived after his wife, off-duty paramedics and ambulance teams worked together to keep him alive.

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