Where is the north west ambulance service located?

Answer 1

The North West Ambulance Service (in the United Kingdom) is located in the North West of England.

The service covers the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire; literally from Crew to Carlisle.

Corporate Bumf ... NWAS is the busiest and one of the most diverse ambulance services in the country, providing services to a population of seven million people in an area of 5,400 square miles. It employs over 4,700 staff, working out of more than 120 locations. The total emergency, urgent and planned activity for the North West area in 2007/08 was almost 3 million patient journeys. The North West is a large area with an extensive range of topography and demography, covering a geographical area from the border with Scotland in the north to the borders of Staffordshire and Shropshire in the south, and from the North

West coast and Wales in the west, to the borders of North and West Yorkshire and East Midlands in the east. NWAS provides services for patients in a combination of rural and urban communities, in coastal resorts, in affluent areas and in challenging inner city areas; as well as providing services for a large transient population of tourists, students and

commuters. NWAS provides cover for seven Premiership football clubs and the North West is host to a range of major international sporting, entertainment and conference venues. The North West also has the most extensive motorway network in the country. 29% of the region is designated as National Park or area of outstanding beauty. The North West boasts the largest lakes and mountains in England, not to mention the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline.

Their website is www.nwas.nhs.uk/