A recent 'ambulance summit' has highlighted the successful partnership which is helping Lincolnshire residents who suffer a fall, and in turn, easing pressure on our hospitals.
Last year the county council pledged £400,000 to developing the new Falls Service which has helped over 700 people in the county since December.
Cllr Martin Hill OBE, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: "We are proud of our track record in working with partner organisations to support sustainable, cost-effective health services where we can.
"The pilot falls service has been tremendously successful, whilst helping relieve pressure on the NHS it also uses shared expertise to improve what we offer to our communities.
"Our latest monitoring shows that we are clearly reaping the rewards of this project by improving the speed of response to someone who has fallen. This is through enabling EMAS to better prioritise the most life-threatening calls."
Cllr Mrs Patricia Bradwell OBE, Executive Member for Adult Care and Community Wellbeing, said: "Our fantastic partnership has ensured that less patients who ask for help because of a fall need to go to hospital and instead can be helped in their own home.
"Not only does all this ease the strain on stretched accident and emergency in hospitals, it also enhances the response to immediately life threatening medical emergencies, helping people in Lincolnshire get the best care and support.
"Independent evaluation by the University of Lincoln has shown the project has been a great success, and a second level of emergency response is appropriate for a large rural county like ours.
"This is a welcome development for local people and shows what can be achieved for the benefit of all when we work together."
The county council has made the decision to increase funding taking the total investment to £700,000 and so the service can continue in 2020.
Discussions are now taking place to make this way of working permanent.