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The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK. It is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. It is one of 10 Ambulance Trusts providing England with Emergency medical services, and is part of the National Health Service, receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service WMAS is one of the highest performing ambulance services in England and was one of only two to exceed all of its national performance targets in 2006-07. WMAS employs around 4,500 staff and is supported by about 1,000 volunteers, over 63 sites, and makes over 450,000 emergency responses every year.〔(West Midlands Ambulance Service: Facts & Figures )〕 ==History== The trust was formed on 1 July 2006, following the merger of the Hereford & Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Coventry & Warwickshire Ambulance NHS Trust, and WMAS and Shropshire services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Health Care Commission: WMAS )〕 In 2007 Sir Graham Meldrum was appointed as NHS foundation trust board of director, along with Anthony Marsh as chief executive of West Midlands ambulance service NHS foundation trust. On 1 October 2007 the service merged with Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.〔 West Midlands Ambulance Service became a Foundation Trust on 1 January 2013.〔http://www.wmas.nhs.uk/trust_members.aspx#>〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Midlands Ambulance Service」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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