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. An ambulance is a Vehicle for transporting sick or injured people to from or between places of treatment for an Illness or Injury. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England.

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. Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom, to provide immediate care to people with acute illness or injury are predominantly provided through a system of regional government Emergency medical services (abbreviated to the initialism "EMS" in many countries are a branch of Emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital The National Health Service is the name commonly used to refer to the four Publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom collectively or individually (although 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 Patient's Charter is a United Kingdom government document which sets out a number of rights for National Health Service patients The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

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. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. ^[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