Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS, Irish: Seirbhís Otharchairr Thuaisceart Éireann) is an ambulance service that serves the whole of Northern Ireland, approximately 1.9 million people. As with other ambulance services in the United Kingdom, it does not charge its patients directly for its services, but instead receives funding through general taxation. It responds to medical emergencies in Northern Ireland with the 300-plus ambulance vehicles at its disposal. Its fleet includes mini-buses, ambulance officers' cars, support vehicles, RRVs and accident and emergency ambulances.
| Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1 April 1995 |
| Headquarters | Belfast |
| Region served | Northern Ireland |
| Area size | 5,345 square miles (13,840 km2) |
| Population | 1.9 million |
| Establishments | 46 stations and deployment points |
| Chair | Michele Larmour |
| Chief executive | Michael Bloomfield |
| Staff | 1,300 (2018/19) |
| Website | nias |
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