Ambulance service saw slight drop in Shropshire calls over Easter
West Midlands Ambulance Service saw a slight drop in calls in Shropshire over the Easter weekend.
Between 25 and 28 March the service saw 719 calls made in Shropshire compared to 740 over the Easter period in 2015.
But overall the Trust saw an 11% increase in 999 calls with a total of 12,875 calls answered during the four days.
Staffordshire and Worcestershire saw the biggest rise in calls; over 20% more compared to 2015.
Mark Gough, Assistant Chief Ambulance Officer, said: “What people won’t expect is that, as a Trust, we start planning for Easter before Christmas. A huge amount of preparation and hard work goes into ensuring we have the right number of staff, in the right areas at the right time to cope with the predicted demand we have come to expect during a Bank Holiday weekend.
“While many people enjoyed the four-day Easter break, our staff were working exceptionally hard to ensure patients that needed our help got the highest standards of clinical care in often difficult situations. I would like to say thank you to each and every one of them who has worked so hard.”
