 Of these 175 were recruited by the London Ambulance Service from Australia.Across England, ambulance services reported that 1,382 of 15,887 posts were vacant – a rate of 9%.Other clinical roles within the NHS Ambulance Services include Ambulance Nurse (presently only employed by South Central Ambulance Service and identical in role to Paramedic, allowing interchangeability) and similar Specialist Paramedic/Nurse roles with a focus on admission avoidance.