Ambulance services stretched thin in the U.K. are drawing attention to the non-emergency calls that are hampering their ...

SWASFT urges public to use 999 only for life-threatening emergencies (Image: SWASFT) Such calls included a hurt finger from playing football, a lost walking stick, lost keys, a bad nightmare and ...

I went, ‘That’s correct.’” The South Western Ambulance Service in England this week said more than a quarter of the one million-plus calls it fielded last year did not merit sending help.

I went, ‘That’s correct.’” The Welsh Ambulance Service isn't alone in publicizing the wacky calls they got last year. The South Western Ambulance Service in England this week said more ...