Emergency call handlers at South West Ambulance Service will be given an extra two minutes before deciding whether to despatch an ambulance - under plans being trialled by NHS England.
Under current rules, they have only 60 seconds to gather the information they need, leading to concerns that ambulances are being sent to patients who don't need them.
The first pilot,here in the South West and London, is expected to start in February.
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