<P> Following consultation , on 1 July 2006 the number of ambulance trusts fell from 29 to 13 . The reduction can be seen as part of a trend dating back to 1974 , when English local authorities ceased to be providers of ambulance services . This round of reductions in the number of trusts originated in the June 2005 report `` Taking healthcare to the Patient '' , authored by Peter Bradley , Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service , for the Department of Health . Most of the trusts followed government office regional boundaries . Exceptions include Staffordshire Ambulance Service ( which had a temporary reprieve ) , the Isle of Wight ( where provision remained with the island 's primary care trust ) , South East Coast Ambulance Service , and South Central Ambulance Service . </P>
<P> Following consultation , on 1 July 2006 the number of ambulance trusts fell from 29 to 13 . The reduction can be seen as part of a trend dating back to 1974 , when English local authorities ceased to be providers of ambulance services . This round of reductions in the number of trusts originated in the June 2005 report `` Taking healthcare to the Patient '' , authored by Peter Bradley , Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service , for the Department of Health . Most of the trusts followed government office regional boundaries . Exceptions include Staffordshire Ambulance Service ( which had a temporary reprieve ) , the Isle of Wight ( where provision remained with the island 's primary care trust ) , South East Coast Ambulance Service , and South Central Ambulance Service . </P>
when did the ambulance service become part of the nhs
when did the ambulance service become part of the nhs
1974
1974