Map of the East of England Ambulance Service's coverage

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk and Thurrock, in the East of England region.

Badge of the East of England Ambulance Service

It is one of 12 Ambulance Trusts providing England with Emergency medical services, and is part of the National Health Service, receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service, and under the Patient's Charter, every person in the United Kingdom has the right to the attendance of an ambulance in an emergency.

The trust was formed in 2006 following the merger of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service NHS Trust, the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust, and the Essex Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust was formed in 1994 from the merger of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk Ambulance Services.^[1]

An East of England Emergency Ambulance at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

References

See also

• Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom
• Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Cambridgeshire Constabulary

External links

• East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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