A three-month consultation into plans to close ambulance stations and replace them with two "super stations" and stand-by points was ending today.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (Emas) said the shake-up would improve response times and ensure the right crews attended calls.
Phil Milligan, Emas chief executive, said: "We have been very clear fundamental changes are needed for Emas to improve the way it works, meets the performance standards and provides quality care and a timely response to 999 calls.
"Since the launch of our consultation, we have attended more than 150 meetings where we have presented our proposals and listened to the thoughts and views of the public.
"People have taken this opportunity and I thank them for their commitment to helping us make the right changes."
The proposals have been criticised by members of the GMB and Unison unions.
Colin Todd, GMB regional organiser, said patients would be "short changed and left without the emergency cover they deserve".
A march was held in Hinckley last weekend to call for the town's ambulance station to be retained.
A petition was due to be handed in today.
Bosworth MP David Tredinnick has called for the town to have a hub station in the new arrangement.
A meeting of the Emas trust board will be held to review a report on the consultation on Thursday, January 10, and final plans decided on Monday, January 28.
The consultation document is available at:
www.emas.nhs.uk
Comments on the proposals can be made until 5pm by e-mailing:
beingthebest@emas.nhs.uk
