The Mersey Ambulance Service was an NHS
ambulance services trust
An ambulance services trust or ambulance trust is an organisation which provide ambulance services within the National Health Services of England and Wales. There are currently 11 ambulance services trusts in England and Wales. Ambulance services ...
until 1 July 2006. It merged into the
North West Ambulance Service
The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) is the ambulance service for North West England. It is one of ten ambulance trusts providing England with Emergency medical services, and is part of the National Health Service, receiving direct ...
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Albert Guinney, who died in 2003 at the age of 79, from West Derby, was Merseyside's ambulance chief most of his career and was awarded the OBE by the Queen in 1986. He was one of the youngest ambulance bosses in the country when he took up the job in 1960 aged 36.
David Todhunter, chief executive of the service, resigned in 2001 after allegations that "deep personal antipathy" between Mr Todhunter and a key member of
North West Aero Medical Services had contributed to fatal delays in transferring patients.
See also
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Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom
Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom provide emergency care to people with acute illness or injury and are predominantly provided free at the point of use by the four National Health Services (NHS) of England, Scotland, Wales, an ...
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Healthcare in Liverpool
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National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
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Defunct NHS trusts
Health in Liverpool
Defunct ambulance services in England