Surrey Ambulance Service

Surrey Ambulance Service was a National Health Service (NHS) ambulance service that provided emergency medical services in the county of Surrey, England from 1948 to 2006.

History[edit | edit source]

The Surrey Ambulance Service was established in 1948 as part of the newly formed NHS. It was initially operated by the Surrey County Council until 1974, when it was transferred to the South West Thames Regional Health Authority. In 1996, the service became an NHS trust, independent of the regional health authority.

In 2006, the Surrey Ambulance Service was merged with the Sussex Ambulance Service and the Kent Ambulance Service to form the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb). This merger was part of a wider reorganisation of ambulance services in England, aimed at improving efficiency and response times.

Services[edit | edit source]

The Surrey Ambulance Service provided a range of emergency medical services, including emergency response, patient transport, and first aid training. It operated a fleet of ambulances, rapid response vehicles, and air ambulances.

The service was responsible for responding to 999 calls in Surrey, providing immediate medical care to patients and transporting them to hospital if necessary. It also provided non-emergency patient transport services, taking patients to and from hospital appointments.

Legacy[edit | edit source]

The legacy of the Surrey Ambulance Service lives on in the SECAmb, which continues to provide ambulance services in Surrey. Many of the staff and vehicles of the Surrey Ambulance Service were transferred to the new organisation.