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UK ambulance services

Evening on an Edinburgh street, various coloured lights adorn buildings.

A night out in Edinburgh ends with an ambulance

Four members of Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team standing at the foot of the hill by their emergency four-by-four. They are dressed in their red and black uniform. Behind them a white and green air ambulance has taken off and is flying away.

Walker falls from cliff on to 'jagged rocks'

The walker is in hospital with serious injuries after falling from the summit of Roseberry Topping.

A side view of a neon yellow and green ambulance with East of England Ambulance Service written across it

Patient hospital transfers 'improved by new tech'

A trial that allows ambulance crews to seamlessly re-connect to hospital Wi-Fi is hailed a success.

Katherine Murrell in the back of an ambulance checks on the health of a patient

'Having cancer inspired me to become a paramedic'

Katherine Murrell, from Kent, is training to become a paramedic after having cancer three times.

Kayleigh and Debbie sat on an orange sofa looking to the left, out of frame, wearing their south central ambulance service uniforms.

The mums and daughters saving lives together

Two mother-daughter duos reflect on their work together saving lives with the ambulance service.

Vanessa Casey, who has short dark hair, is wearing a dark fleece and is stood in front of ambulance vehicles in a car park.

Ambulance charity concerned over fall in donations

There are 750 community first responders in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire.

Nancy, a three year old with plaited pigtails, sits on a hospital bed in bandages across her torso and arms. Some apple juice is beside her, and she is smiling.

'If you ever need the air ambulance, don't be afraid'

Nancy was three years old when she suffered severe burns from a flask of boiling water.

A yellow and green air ambulance helicopter is on a helipad on a sunny day. Three people in orange, high-visibility uniforms are walking towards the helicopter, two have 'critical care paramedic' written on their backs while the third is labelled as a 'critical care doctor'.

Air ambulance costs rise to more than £5m a year

The charity is seeing a rise in demand, after attending a record number of missions last year.

A Google Maps screenshot of Sunderland City Hall, where the coroner's court is based. The concrete building features full-height widows across the length of each floor.

Coroner flags ambulance concerns after man's death

A report says delays and errors contributed to the death of Sunderland man Jack Shields, 29.