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We are the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST)

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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.

Do you need medical assistance?

NHS 111

Call NHS 111 if you urgently need medical advice or you are not sure which NHS service you need. You can also get help online.

Dial 999

Call 999 if someone has a life-threatening illness or injury, like choking, chest pains and breathing problems.

In the news

EEAST helps more than 80% of mental health crisis patients avoid hospital

13 May 2026

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, with this year’s theme focusing on Action.

5,000+ stroke patients receive faster treatment thanks to video-link diagnosis

12 May 2026

As May marks Stroke Awareness Month, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) is highlighting the success of video technology that has helped thousands of stroke patients receive faster diagnosis and treatment.

Former ambulance dispatcher reunites with crew who saved his life

7 May 2026

A former East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) dispatcher has been reunited with the ambulance crew who saved his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at home.

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Ambulance response times continue to improve across the East of England

1 May 2026

People across the East of England are being reached more quickly by ambulance crews, with new figures showing continued improvements in response times.

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