CASTLE POINT MP Rebecca Harris met with the East of England Ambulance Service to ask about concerns over current plans to replace Canvey’s rapid response vehicle with more ambulance cover.

The ambulance service is currently looking at how it can continue to improve its services following the introduction of the National Ambulance Response Programme.

The East of England Ambulance Service told Rebecca Mrs Harris it was they are looking to invest in more equipment and staff so that it they can respond more effectively to emergencies.

She Mrs Harris said: “They have promised me that there will be no change to the rapid response vehicle on Canvey, until there has been a full staff consultation and they have secured extra funding to fully staff the replacement vehicles.”