Ambulance Service
An Ambulance Service is the NHS Trust or NHS Foundation Trust that provides Emergency Ambulance Services for a specific GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Description
An Ambulance Service is a SERVICE.
An Ambulance Service is the NHS Trust or NHS Foundation Trust that provides Emergency Ambulance Services for a specific GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Ambulance Services may also deliver Patient Transport Services for scheduled journeys and the NHS 111 Service for non-emergency health advice.
For further information of Ambulance Services, see the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives website at: Structure of the UK Ambulance Services.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Ambulance Services |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | AMBULANCE CALL SOURCE | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Attribute | AMBULANCE CALL SOURCE | references in description Ambulance Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Control Room | references in description Ambulance Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Incident | references in description Ambulance Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Ambulance Service | references in description Ambulance Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Association of Ambulance Chief Executives | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Element | CARE CONTACT IDENTIFIER (AMBULANCE SERVICE) | references in description Ambulance Service |
| NHS Business Definition | Community First Responder | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Attribute | MATERNITY CARE SETTING | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Element | MATERNITY CARE SETTING (ACTUAL PLACE OF BIRTH) | references in description Ambulance Service |
| NHS Business Definition | NHS Foundation Trust | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION CODE (CONVEYING AMBULANCE TRUST) | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Element | ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CONVEYING AMBULANCE TRUST) | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Ambulance Data Set | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Set | Patient Level Information Costing System Reconciliation Data Set | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR COMMUNITY | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Data Element | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DATA SET | references in description Ambulance Service |
| Attribute | SOURCE OF REFERRAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DATA SET | references in description Ambulance Service |
