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British Medical Bulletin 55:757-766 (1999)
© 1999 The British Council

research-article

Prehospital care - a UK perspective

C J Carney

Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service NHS Trust Bedford, UK

Correspondence to Dr C J Carney, Bedforshire & Hertforshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service NHS Trust, Hammond Rd, Bedford MK41 ORG, UK

Abstract

In the UK, emergency ambulances are responding to astonishing increases in levels of emergency calls, in the order of a 40% increase nationally in the last 5 years. Pressures in primary care service out-of-hours provision, and increasing community-based care of elderly patients, as well as increased expectation by the public are contributory causes. Services are also being pressed to improve response times, particularly to life–threatening cases. These various aspects are discussed below


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