The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru) is the national ambulance service for Wales. It was established on 1 April 1998 and as of December 2018[update] has 3,400 staff providing ambulance and related services to the 3 million residents of Wales.[2] As of 1 April 2024, the trust was awarded "university" status by the Welsh government, making it the second ambulance trust to achieve university status in the United Kingdom.[3]
Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - responds to emergency 999 calls and GP's urgent calls. A standard crew combination for this service would normally consist of a paramedic and an emergency medical technician. However double paramedic / double technician crews are not uncommon. As of 2013[update], the majority of the EMS fleet consists of Wilker Mercedes Benz 519 Sprinter Ambulances and Honda CRV or Ford Focus rapid response vehicles (RRV).
Non Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - deals with the planned care aspect of ambulance work. NEPTS staff usually provide transport between home and healthcare facilities or some inter-hospital transfers.
Urgent Care Service (UCS) - bridges the gap between NEPTS and EMS, allowing for patients to be transferred between home and hospital or hospital to hospital while meeting the advanced needs that some of these patients may have (such as oxygen administration and continuous monitoring). UCS ambulance crews may also be allocated to EMS calls at times of high demand and following clinical telephony triage by a nurse or face to face triage by advanced paramedic practitioners or paramedic practitioners working from a RRV.
NHS Direct Wales / 111 Wales - a 24-hour telephone and internet health advice service provided by NHS Wales to enable people to obtain advice when use of the national emergency telephone number (999 or 112) does not seem to be appropriate but there is some degree of urgency. NHS Direct Wales / 111 Wales supports EMS Operations by providing clinical triage for "Green 3" calls that are deemed suitable. More than 45% of 999 calls have a disposition of not requiring 999 conveyance. In addition during times of escalation other calls deemed suitable are triaged. It does not replace any of the existing emergency or non-emergency medical services but complements those already existing and enables callers who might not be fully able to diagnose themselves to be directed to care of an appropriate level of urgency, including transport to hospital if the diagnosis merits that action.
Community First Responders (CFR) - volunteers from the community trained in basic first aid, oxygen administration and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). They are used by the ambulance service mostly in rural areas to provide basic care, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before an EMS crew arrives. As a CFR is usually only sent to local calls in specified communities, they often arrive before an EMS ambulance crew, even without the use of blue lights and sirens. Whilst most CFR teams are the sole responsibility of WAST, a number of teams (especially in the county of Powys) are made up of regular divisions from St John Ambulance Cymru although this does not give them any exemptions.
There are developing numbers of advanced paramedic practitioners in the service who through their extended scope of practice are working toward advancing the service their patients receive with "see and treat" and "see and refer" models of care. This removes the need for some patients to travel in an ambulance to A&E.
In 2012, a strategic review of the service was commissioned by the Welsh Government and was conducted by Professor Siobhan McClelland and published in April 2013.[4]
^"Strategic Review of Welsh Ambulance Services". Welsh Government. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Welsh Ambulance Service news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust Welsh Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru is the national ambulance service for Wales It was established on 1 April 1998 and as of December 2018 update has 3 400 staff providing ambulance and related services to the 3 million residents of Wales 2 As of 1 April 2024 the trust was awarded university status by the Welsh government making it the second ambulance trust to achieve university status in the United Kingdom 3 Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS TrustYmddiriedolaeth Brifysgol GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans CymruLogo of the Welsh Ambulance ServiceArea covered by Welsh Ambulance ServiceTypeNHS Wales TrustEstablished1 April 1998HeadquartersSt Asaph Denbighshire WalesRegion servedWalesArea size8 006 square miles 20 740 km2 Populationaround 3 millionEstablishments90 ambulance stations 3 control centres 3 regional offices 5 vehicle workshopsBudgetaround 175 millionChairColin Dennis 1 Chief executiveJason Killens 1 Websiteambulance wbr nhs wbr wales Contents 1 Organisation 2 Services 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOrganisation editThe trust headquarters is located at St Asaph Denbighshire The service is currently divided into three regions Central and West Region regional office at Swansea North Region regional office at St Asaph South East Region regional office at CwmbranServices edit nbsp A Welsh Ambulance Service ambulance The trust provides a number of services Emergency Medical Services EMS responds to emergency 999 calls and GP s urgent calls A standard crew combination for this service would normally consist of a paramedic and an emergency medical technician However double paramedic double technician crews are not uncommon As of 2013 update the majority of the EMS fleet consists of Wilker Mercedes Benz 519 Sprinter Ambulances and Honda CRV or Ford Focus rapid response vehicles RRV Non Emergency Patient Transport Service NEPTS deals with the planned care aspect of ambulance work NEPTS staff usually provide transport between home and healthcare facilities or some inter hospital transfers Urgent Care Service UCS bridges the gap between NEPTS and EMS allowing for patients to be transferred between home and hospital or hospital to hospital while meeting the advanced needs that some of these patients may have such as oxygen administration and continuous monitoring UCS ambulance crews may also be allocated to EMS calls at times of high demand and following clinical telephony triage by a nurse or face to face triage by advanced paramedic practitioners or paramedic practitioners working from a RRV NHS Direct Wales 111 Wales a 24 hour telephone and internet health advice service provided by NHS Wales to enable people to obtain advice when use of the national emergency telephone number 999 or 112 does not seem to be appropriate but there is some degree of urgency NHS Direct Wales 111 Wales supports EMS Operations by providing clinical triage for Green 3 calls that are deemed suitable More than 45 of 999 calls have a disposition of not requiring 999 conveyance In addition during times of escalation other calls deemed suitable are triaged It does not replace any of the existing emergency or non emergency medical services but complements those already existing and enables callers who might not be fully able to diagnose themselves to be directed to care of an appropriate level of urgency including transport to hospital if the diagnosis merits that action Community First Responders CFR volunteers from the community trained in basic first aid oxygen administration and the use of an automated external defibrillator AED They are used by the ambulance service mostly in rural areas to provide basic care such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR before an EMS crew arrives As a CFR is usually only sent to local calls in specified communities they often arrive before an EMS ambulance crew even without the use of blue lights and sirens Whilst most CFR teams are the sole responsibility of WAST a number of teams especially in the county of Powys are made up of regular divisions from St John Ambulance Cymru although this does not give them any exemptions There are developing numbers of advanced paramedic practitioners in the service who through their extended scope of practice are working toward advancing the service their patients receive with see and treat and see and refer models of care This removes the need for some patients to travel in an ambulance to A amp E In 2012 a strategic review of the service was commissioned by the Welsh Government and was conducted by Professor Siobhan McClelland and published in April 2013 4 See also editNHS Wales the National Health Service in Wales NHS Direct Wales Wales Air AmbulanceReferences edit a b Trust Board Members Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Home About us Welsh Ambulance Service Retrieved 3 October 2020 https ambulance nhs wales news nhs 2024 welsh ambulance service awarded university trust status Strategic Review of Welsh Ambulance Services Welsh Government 25 June 2013 Retrieved 3 August 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Welsh Ambulance Service Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Welsh Ambulance Service amp oldid 1220528872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
