EMRTS Cymru

The Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service Cymru (EMRTS Cymru) is a pre-hospital critical care service in Wales. It is partnership between Wales Air Ambulance, Welsh Government and NHS Wales.

Helicopter bases in Wales

Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service Cymru
Established2015 (2015)
NHS regionWales
Budget£2.8 million
Websitewww.emrts.cymru

History

In September 2014 the Welsh Government announced a service that would be capable of reaching around 95% of the population within 30 minutes, operational for 12 hours of the day. [1] Capital funding of almost £2 million was allocated in 2014–15 to set up the service, with almost £3M a year expected from the following year to support it.[2] In November 2014, up to eight consultant doctors were to be recruited.[3]

In March 2015, the service was set to start within a few weeks using military and civilian personnel travelling in helicopters and four-wheel drive road vehicles. The service was to operate from two bases, located at Swansea in South Wales and Welshpool in Mid-Wales.[4] This was based on the Australian flying doctor model.[5]

In August 2017, the service was extended with a further crew operating from a base at Caernarfon Airport, North Wales.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Clarke, Owain (29 September 2014). "Consultants to join Welshpool and Swansea air ambulance". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. Morris, Steven (29 September 2014). "New Welsh air ambulance service to help patients in remote areas". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "NHS to recruit consultant doctors for air ambulance". BBC News. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. Morris, Steven (16 March 2015). "Flying doctors service staffed by military medics to be launched in Wales". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "New Welsh emergency service fleet unveiled". BBC News. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. "'Flying doctors' service extended to cover north Wales". BBC News. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. Smith, Mark (2 October 2017). "A bleed on the brain, a child in a car crash, a heart attack – a day in the life of a Welsh flying doctor". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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