AN emergency package worth £14.9million is being considered to improve the ambulance service.
All 19 clinical commissioning groups across the East of England are discussing increasing the amount of money they give the service.
They are also looking to cancel £1.5million in fines the ambulance service owes them for missing targets, such as reaching patients within approved timeframes.
The groups already provide £230million of funding.
Dr Shane Gordon, clinical chief officer at NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “We made significant investment in the ambulance service this year.
“It is one of the best-funded in England.
“The ambulance trust has set out a plan for improving during the year – which we expect them to deliver.”
An ambulance service spokesman said: “We are pleased with the support from our clinical commissioning groups, especially in the significant investment they have put into the ambulance service this year.”
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