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| Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust | |
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| Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru | |
 Logo of the Welsh Ambulance Service | |
 Area covered by Welsh Ambulance Service | |
| Type | NHS Wales Trust |
| Established | 1 April 1998 |
| Headquarters | St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Region served | Wales |
| Area size | 8,006 square miles (20,740 km2) |
| Population | around 3 million |
| Establishments |
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| Budget | around £175 million |
| Chair | Colin Dennis [1] |
| Chief executive | Jason Killens [1] |
| Website | ambulance |
The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Brifysgol GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru) is the national ambulance service for Wales. It was established on 1 April 1998 and as of December 2018[update] has 3,400 staff providing ambulance and related services to the 3 million residents of Wales.[2] As of 1 April 2024, the trust was awarded "university" status by the Welsh government, making it the second ambulance trust to achieve university status in the United Kingdom.[3]
- ^ a b "Trust Board Members". Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.
- ^ "Home: About us". Welsh Ambulance Service. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Hough, Lois (28 March 2024). "Welsh Ambulance Service awarded University Trust status". Welsh Ambulance Service (Press release).