East Coast Ambulance Services (ECAS) is a company founded in 2005 to provide Independent Sector (IS) ambulance services to the public on behalf of the NHS. The company offers a flexible resource and technical expertise enabling NHS ambulance trusts to optimise their operational performance and meet increasingly demanding national targets.
ECAS is part of a group of five companies offering a complete turn key solution to clients for staffing and vehicle solutions to deliver the best in patient care in the pre-hospital environment.
The 2005 DH policy paper Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance Services recognises the recent increase in IS ambulance provision, but requires that:
The company fully endorses this approach.
ECAS is part of a group of five companies offering a complete turn key solution to clients for staffing and vehicle solutions to deliver the best in patient care in the pre-hospital environment.
The 2005 DH policy paper Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance Services recognises the recent increase in IS ambulance provision, but requires that:
| • | The provided services are at least as good quality as those provided directly by the NHS |
| • | Existing standards and legislation are consistently enforced through contractual arrangements |
The company fully endorses this approach.
