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(x) AMBULANCE FACILITIES : COUNTY AMBULANCE
SERVICE.
The County Ambulance Service is provided and administered
centrally by the Essex County Council.
An Ambulance Control at Ilford deals with all requests
for ambulance transport arising in'the whole of the
Metropolitan Area of Essex. The Control is manned continuously,
is in direct contact with all Ambulance Stations
in the Metropolitan Area of the County and with the Divisional
Control at Chelmsford. The Control which is equipped with
two-way radio, is also in direct communication with ambulance
vehicles operating in the area.
In cases of emergency it is only necessary to dial
999. All other requests for ambulance transport should be
made, preferably in writing, to the Controller, Ilford Ambulance
Control, Aldborough Road, Ilford, or in cases of
urgency by telephone (Valentine 8822).
Requests for ambulance transport, other than emergency
requests, are only accepted from Doctors, Midwives,
Duly Authorised Officers and the medical staff of hospitals.
General medical practitioners, when arranging a
patient's admission or first appointment at a hospital, inform
the hospital concerned that ambulance transport is
necessary and the hospital is then responsible for ordering
the ambulance transport.
If any difficulty should arise in obtaining an ambulance,
a call may be made direct to the Controller, Ilford
Ambulance Control, Valentine 8822, or to the County Medical
Officer of Hralth, County Hall, Chelmsford, Chelmsford
3231.