West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS) was the NHS ambulance service covering West Yorkshire and the western side of North Yorkshire, England. On 1 July 2006, it was merged to the single Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

History

West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service was formed in 1974, bringing together the individual city services which existed across the county. In 1992, it became an NHS Trust, providing 24-hour emergency and healthcare services to more than 2.1million people across the region.

Geography

WYMAS covered the whole of West Yorkshire, including the cities of Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield, and the towns of Halifax, Huddersfield and Pontefract. In addition, WYMAS's coverage extended into the Craven area of North Yorkshire with ambulance stations at Grassington, Ingleton, Settle and Skipton, covering the western side of North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales. The region included parts of the M1, A1(M), M62, M621 and M606 motorways. Neighbouring ambulance services covered Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. There were 21 ambulance stations situated across the WYMAS operating area.

Services

WYMAS activities were centred on two core activities: Accident & Emergency (A&E) and patient transport services (PTS). The service operated from a communication centre located at the Service's headquarters at Birkenshaw, south of Bradford.