Smart Pod’, ideas for the ambulance of the future – was unveiled to the NHS and the healthcare industry at the NHS Innovation Expo in London

Good performance by the Vauxhall Movano in a front-line accident and emergency ambulance role has led West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to order a further 64 vehicle

To ensure the appropriate medical care and safe transportation of the increasing number of obese patients, as well as those in intensive care, the municipal fire brigade in Essen, Germany, has enlisted the support of two specially adapted ambulances

Daimler has handed over three new, large-capacity ambulances to the Centre of Ambulance Services of the government of Dubai

BMW has created an X6 adapted for use as an ambulance based on the BMW X6 xDrive50i

Road Rescue introduces new 2009 design at FDIC. New design offers improved safety, ease of movement to EMTs, and exceptional reliability

Emergency transport of the future may have ejector seats to launch paramedics quickly into the thick of the action. They may also be capable of driving off-road, allowing access to remote areas of the country, and expandable treatment areas providing 360 degree access to the patient.

THE East of England Ambulance Service will invest some £16m to introduce 160 new larger vehicles to its fleet. The vehicles – each costing about £100,000 – will have a revised interior fit which will improve patient comfort and also allow crews to stand upright in the back for the first time, making it easier for them to move around in the back of the vehicle and treat their patients