East of England Ambulance Service Criticised over Limits on Time Spent at Emergency Calls

Ambulance trust imposes 'potentially dangerous' time limit on some 999 calls

Ambulance trust criticised after 'time limit' spent at some emergencies

It has been alleged that staff were told not time spent at some emergencies, but the trust say they want every patient to get the right care, first time and as quickly as possible

East of England Ambulance Service criticised over limits on time spent at emergency calls

East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has been criticised for telling its staff to spend no longer than 42 minutes attending emergency calls.

Union anger at ambulance service’s time limit instruction to paramedics for some 999 treatments

Service tells staff to spend no longer than 42 minutes attending category 2 response scene, which could include epilepsy, stroke and burns patients.

Union criticises Peterborough's ambulance service for imposing 'potentially dangerous' time limits on emergency callouts

The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has been heavily criticised for setting time limits on some emergency callouts.