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<p>The Government is committed to supporting the ambulance service to manage the pressures
it is facing.</p><p>Investments in the ambulance workforce have increased the number
of NHS ambulance and support staff by 38% since July 2010, and boosted 999 call handler
numbers to over 2,400 at the end of March, 500 more than in September.</p><p>Ambulance
trusts receive continuous central monitoring and support through NHS England’s National
Ambulance Coordination Centre and there is targeted, intensive support to the most
challenged hospitals to improve patient handovers, helping ambulances get swiftly
back on the road.</p>
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