West Midlands Ambulance Service



The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region. The trust was formed on July 1, 2006, following the merger of the Hereford & Worcester, Coventry & Warwickshire, WMAS and Shropshire services.

It is one of 13 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.

On October 1st 2007, the service will be enlarged as it merges with Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. After this, the name Staffordshire Ambulance Service will cease to exist.

WMAS is one of the highest performing ambulance services in England and was one of only two to exceed all of its national performance targets in 2006-07.