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The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is the ambulance service that serves the whole of Northern Ireland. As with other ambulance services in the United Kingdom, it does not charge its patients directly for its services, but instead receives funding through general taxation. It responds to medical emergencies in Northern Ireland with the 270 plus ambulances at its disposal.
The Service employs approximately 850 staff based across 32 stations & sub-stations, 2 Control Centres and a Regional Training Centre.
History
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service was formed on 1 April 1995 through the amalgamation of its 4 predecessors. Its full title is the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Services Trust.
See also
- Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom
- National Health Service
- List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland
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