The North West Ambulance Service is the NHS prehospital emergency care provision within the region.
The North West Air Ambulance provides a helicopter ambulance service to the region.
The Great North Air Ambulance also provides advanced prehospital emergency care skills to the region, particularly around Cumbria
There are also a variety of Immediate Care schemes that operate within the area. Whilst remaining financially independent the charities recognized that with the amalgamation of the county ambulance services into the North West Ambulance Service they had to form a Confederation known as BASICS NW to provide a common standard of training and response across the region.
The individual schemes are:
Dr Theo Weston
Birbeck Medical Group
Penrith Health Centre
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 8HW
Tel: 01768 214620
Mobile: 07818 406719
Email:info@beepfund.org.uk
SMART – South Manchester Accident Rescue Team
Mr Jonathan H Shaw
Medical Director
Emergency Department
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT
Tel: 01612 916046
CSI BASICS (Cheshire & Shropshire)
Dr Graeme Spencer
92 Victoria Street
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2JL
Email: graeme1spencer@hotmail.co.uk