Map of the East Midlands Ambulance Service's coverage

The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 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

History

A combined service for the East Midlands was originally formed in April 1999, by the merger of the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire (including Rutland) ambulance services. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics

The East Midlands Ambulance Service was reconfigured on July 1, 2006 and its operating area was expanded to include Northamptonshire (previously covered by the Two Shires Ambulance Service) and Lincolnshire (previously covered by the Lincolnshire Ambulance Service). "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. However, Glossop in the north of Derbyshire is serviced by the North West Ambulance Service (formerley Greater Manchester Ambulance Service). The merger with the Lincolnshire authority was opposed by some people. North and North East Lincolnshire, although part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region were historically part of the Lincolnshire Ambulance Service, due to the difficulties of providing cover across the Humber. North Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. The Humber is a large tidal Estuary on the east coast of northern England Although for some time the two areas were covered by the Humberside Ambulance Service up to 1996 they then reverted to the Lincolnshire service.

See also

• Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom
• Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (based at RAF Waddington)
• County Air Ambulance - 11 counties including Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland and based at East Midlands Airport
• Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance - based at Coventry Airport

External links

• East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

News items

• Ilkeston paramedic stole bank cards from dead patient in 2005
• Formation of service in July 2006
• Leicestershire ambulanceman jailed for seven years for 17 sex attacks in 2005
• Chief Executive suspended in 2002 for telling a crew to ignore a 999 call
• Paramedic loses eye when vandal throws brick through window in Derbyshire in 2001