West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service

West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS) was the NHS ambulance service covering West Yorkshire and the western side of North Yorkshire, England. On 1 July 2006, it was merged to the single Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service
WYMAS
TypeDefunct NHS Ambulance Service
Established1 April 1974
Disbanded1 July 2006
HeadquartersBirkenshaw and then Wakefield, England
Region servedCounty of West Yorkshire and the Craven area of North Yorkshire

History

West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service was formed in 1974, bringing together the individual city services which existed across the county. In 1992, it became an NHS Trust, providing 24-hour emergency and healthcare services to more than 2.1 million people across the region.[1]

Geography

WYMAS covered the whole of West Yorkshire, including the cities of Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield, and the towns of Halifax, Huddersfield and Pontefract. In addition, WYMAS's coverage extended into the Craven area of North Yorkshire with ambulance stations at Grassington, Ingleton, Settle and Skipton, covering the western side of North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales. The region included parts of the M1, A1(M), M62, M621 and M606 motorways.

Neighbouring ambulance services covered Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.

There were 21 ambulance stations situated across the WYMAS operating area.

Services

WYMAS activities were centred on two core activities: Accident & Emergency (A&E)[2] and patient transport services (PTS).[3] The service operated from a communication centre located at the Service's headquarters at Birkenshaw, south of Bradford.


See also

References
  1. "Welcome to the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service Website". 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 January 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "WYMAS". 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "WYMAS". 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2020.


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