East Midlands Ambulance Service
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The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. 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 it's 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.
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A combined service for the East Midlands was originally formed in April 1999, by the merger of the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire (including Rutland) ambulance services.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service was reconfigured on July 1, 2006 and its operating area was expanded to include Northamptonshire (previously covered by the Two Shires Ambulance Service) and Lincolnshire (previously covered by the Lincolnshire Ambulance Service). However, Glossop in the north of the shire is serviced by the North West Ambulance Service(formally Greater Manchester Ambulance Service)
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England: East Midlands | East of England | Great Western | Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust | London | North East | North West | South Central | South East Coast | South Western | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Yorkshire
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