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How to call 999, to call for an Ambulance
You can call an ambulance by dialling 999, or 112 from a landline or mobile phone.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired you can also contact the Ambulance Service by texting from your mobile. This facility is available in any type of emergency and is for people who can’t use the standard 999 voice, or the RNID’s text relay services.
To use the text service, you must register your mobile phone on the emergency SMS website [click here]
How to work out where you are, with free App What Three Words
When out and about, if you need to call 999, you may worry about how to give a precise location.
Free smart-phone App WhatThreeWords can help with that, and is used by over 100 emergency services across the UK. To find out more, visit this page of our site.