A SURVEY measuring the quality of the 999 service from a patient's perspective has been launched by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

The organisers of the patient experience survey want people who have dialled 999 for an ambulance in the last year to comment on the treatment and care they received.

The information from the online survey will be used by the trust to develop the service in future.

David Whiting, chief executive of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: "We aim to provide a responsive, high quality ambulance service to the people of Yorkshire and patient care is our utmost priority.

"We are proud of the progress we have made to improve services for patients in a number of important areas including response times and clinical care and understanding the patient experience is considered a valuable way of making further improvements.

"Not only will it help us learn more about how our service is perceived by those who have used it first-hand, but it will helps us to identify areas where our services could be made better in the future for those who matter the most - our patients."

To take the survey visit www.yas.nhs.uk or email patientservices@yas.nhs.uk Patients who do not have online access can request a paper copy of the survey by calling 0300-330-0652.