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This morning, Monday 29 June 2026, East Midlands Ambulance Service formally stood down the critical incident that was activated on Saturday afternoon. More: emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
ALT Red image with text reading critical incident stood down. We continue to see high demand. Please help us: Only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency. Call NHS 111 for urgent medical advice and help finding services near you. Do not call us back unless the patient’s condition changes or you no longer require an ambulance. Make your own way to hospital or an urgent treatment centre if it is safe and possible for you to do so.
⚠️ EMAS remains in Critical Incident status.
We continue to experience significant pressure on our service.
Please help us ensure ambulances are available for those who need them most by using NHS services appropriately.
More information: emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) has this afternoon declared a critical incident (as at 14.30 hours, Saturday 27 June 2026).
Read more on our website:
emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has stood down the business continuity incident declared earlier this week (as at 13.00 hours, Thursday 28 May 2026).
emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
Dr Steven Dykes, Clinical Director at East Midlands Ambulance Service, shares the latest update on the ongoing business continuity incident.
He explains the ongoing pressures, what we're doing to manage demand, and how the public can continue to support us.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has declared a business continuity incident (as at 19.15 hours, Tuesday 26 May 2026).
More information on what this means is on our website: emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
We continue to support the @AACE_org campaign to keep our patients & colleagues #SafeInTheBack when travelling in an ambulance.
Learn more at aace.org.uk/safeintheback/
We are currently facing a high level of demand on our service. Please only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency, so we can get to those patients who need us most critically. Only call us back if the patient’s condition changes, or if you no longer require our service.
Our 999 emergency service is extremely busy.
Please only call 999 for life-threatening emergencies.
If you've already called, only ring back if the patient's condition changes or you no longer need an ambulance.
For urgent medical help, use NHS 111
111.nhs.uk/
We are currently facing a high level of demand on our service.
Please only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency, so we can get to those patients who need us most critically.
Only call us back if the patient’s condition changes, or if you no longer require our service.
