25 per cent rise in ambulance calls in Essex in March

New figures have revealed the scale of the demand facing the region's ambulance service following a rise of 18,000 extra calls this March compared to the same month last year.East of England Ambulance Service are being stretched by calls from all over East Anglia but have seen a particular increase in calls in Essex and Cambridgeshire.Calls in Essex to the Ambulance service have increased by almost 25 per cent, putting the county just behind neighbouring Cambridgeshire which has seen the...