Ambulance service declares 1st critical incident

Ambulance service stands down critical incident
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has formally stood down its first ever critical incident, which was announced partly due to widespread flooding. The organisation declared the incident on Monday evening as severe flooding hit the region.
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The service remains at the highest level of the Resource Escalation Action Plan and has urged people to seek treatment elsewhere in non life-threatening scenarios
East Midlands Ambulance Service stands down critical incident but remains on highest action plan level
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), which serves Northamptonshire, has stood down its critical incident status.
Ambulance service declares first critical incident
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has declared its first ever critical incident after flooding hit the region. EMAS raised its resource escalation action plan to level four - the highest level that indicates a potential for failures in the service - in response to pressures on the NHS and ambulance services on 26 November.
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East Midlands Ambulance Service stands down critical incident
The East Midlands Ambulance Service declared this morning (Wednesday, January 8) there is no longer a critical incident. EMAS declared it was facing a critical incident on Monday (January 6) evening, after significant patient demand, pressure from local hospitals and also severe flooding across the region.
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