A BBC investigation has found there have been nearly 3,000 incidents of abuse faced by West Midlands Ambulance Service staff over the past five years. Staff said they had been punched, kicked ...

The West Midlands Fire Service said the City Flyer ride had dropped to ground level “whilst in operation” in Centenary Square. Thirteen people were treated by West Midlands Ambulance Service ...

A busy Dudley road has been closed in both directions following an incident involving emergency services. Police, fire and ...

Thirteen people were treated by West Midlands Ambulance Service, with two taken to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. The ambulance service said the two people taken to hospital were not ...

The West Midlands Ambulance Service, which said last week that it was under ‘severe pressure’, confirmed a change to the script used by its 999 call handlers to suggest patients get themselves ...

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The West Midlands Ambulance Service has advised its 999 call handlers to ask patients if they can make their own way to the hospital when services are under high demand. According to reports in The ...