The Chief Albert Guinney OBE

Without doubt, a significant and influencing factor in the development of the City of Liverpool Ambulance Service was the appointment of a new Chief Ambulance Officer in 1960 by the name of Albert Guinney.

Albert started his career with the ambulance service in 1946 at Stretford where he was reached Station Officer rank before taking the role of Deputy Chief Ambulance Officer job in Liverpool in 1959.

At the time of his appointment to Chief at the age of 36; Albert was the youngest Chief Officer in the Country and brought with him a vision and desire to change the ambulance service from being perceived as a transport agency to one that provided advanced pre-hospital care.

As well as having the vision and desire to change Albert possessed a dynamic ability to effect change though influence and leadership and slowly but surely achieved his aim of making the service a true provider of pre-hospital care. Albert was awarded the OBE by the Queen in 1986 and retired in 1988.