High Dependency Ambulance Service
Medical Services has a fleet of High Dependency Ambulances and skilled Emergency Medical Technicians available 24/7 to cater for all of your ad hoc or contractual needs. Our resources are available throughout England and Wales, day or night.
In an emergency situation, authorised and highly trained crews can use blue lights. However, we should not be seen as an alternative emergency service. Our service provides carefully monitored care for the NHS, Private Hospitals and Insurance Companies 24 hours a day on demand.
Why choose Medical Services? Our strength is our staff; we offer a highly professional service which provides for high quality, individual tailored care. We are committed to providing the highest possible standard of patient care to all of the patients that we convey. This can be from Neonatal transfers to care of the elderly and a range of high dependency scenarios in between.
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Reliable 24 hour service Patient focused and caring staff Trained and skilled ambulance crews Safe continuation of care for your patients Modern well maintained vehicles and equipment Neonatal transfer services, using incubators or pods Highest standards of patient care, infection control and safety Emergency Department or Discharge Lounge standby vehicles Nationwide coverage from our 23 depots in England and Wales
“We are able to react, adapt and change where required to guarantee service for your departments and patients� equipped to A&E standard; e.g. Heart monitors, SAT’S monitors, automated external defibrillators, suction units, carry chairs, piped O2 and Entonox. Additionally we have new, purpose built bariatric vehicles, stretchers and wheelchairs.
Standards you can trust We provide HDU vehicles with IHCD trained Emergency Medical Technician crews for the transfer of stable patients between home or hospital. As we have our own IHCD accredited training centre, we are able to ensure that our own ambulance crews are to the exacting IHCD standards in pre hospital trauma and medical care, as required by the NHS. All of our ambulance crews wear photo identification badges, and all undergo enhanced criminal records bureau checks at employment start with annual rechecks. We also offer transport to specialist clinical teams who accompany seriously ill patients en route. All ambulances are
Flexibility We can support your needs on an individual journey basis, hourly or day hire rates. Many of our current clients have service level agreements in place for specific term periods so that they can manage their daily or night time needs. Emergency Departments rely on our services to assist them in their bed management and achieving their 4 hour targets. All of our vehicles are fitted with satellite tracking, satellite navigation, mobile phone and radio communications. Medical Services is an independent members of the NHS Confederation
Ambulance Service Network and are currently in discussions with the Department of Health to push for regulation in the private ambulance industry. We believe that our standards can equally be measured against that of an NHS ambulance service, in terms of providing quality, safety and patient care. However, where we are different is that we are able to react, adapt and change where required to guarantee service for your departments and patients. What ever your need our trained crews and resources will be there for your patients and staff.
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