SECURE MENTAL HEALTH TRANSPORT
EXPERIENCED PROVIDER
We provide our secure mental health transport service to a wide range of both private and public clients, including NHS Trusts and hospitals, all over the country.
Our dedicated mental health staff with advanced training are able to provide transport for low, medium, or high security psychiatric facilities, 136 suites, emergency departments, Police stations and others.
This service is available 24/7 all year round, and all over the UK - even for last minute requests!
SPECIALIST VEHICLES
Our specialist fleet of secure ambulances allows us to support every service user with their individual requirements and needs.
Covert - in order to maintain dignity and privacy for all service users, our secure ambulances are all unmarked with no visible decals.
Blue lights - should an individual service user require it, our staff and secure ambulances are capable of transporting under emergency response conditions.
Security - to protect both our service users and staff, our secure ambulances have fixed cells should the requirement for their use be deemed necessary.
Wheelchairs & stretchers - we are able to accommodate service users with all mobility requirements, including those that are bed or wheelchair bound.
TRAINED STAFF
Our highly trained and dedicated crews will ensure a safe, comfortable, and timely transfer for all service users.
We can provide registered healthcare professionals, such as HCPC Paramedics, and NMC Nurses. This also includes all of their advanced medications and controlled drugs to fully perform their duties.
Different locations can sometimes prove challenging when moving patients, which is why our ambulances come equipped with additional manual handling kit to tackle any challenge.
All staff are qualified in;
PMVA Control and Restraint Conflict Management and Hand-Cuff
Level 3 Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children
Mental Health Legislation
SECTION 47
“Allows mental health professionals to transfer you from prison to hospital for treatment. ” - Rethink, 2022
We can work with the prison service to transport service users under Section 47 of the Mental Health Act from a prison to a place of safety.
SECTION 135
“Allows the police to enter your home and take you to a place of safety so that a mental health assessment can be done.” - Rethink, 2022
We are able to support the police with service users that are under Section 135 of the Mental Health Act and transport them to a place of safety.
SECTION 136
“Allows the police to take you from a public place to a place of safety so that a mental health assessment can be done.” - Rethink, 2022
A lot of our experience comes from working with organisations like the police or NHS trusts with transporting service users under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act, usually to a place of safety.
What types of service users do you accept?
Everyone - including those under any section (S136, S2, S3, etc.). This also includes children who have an escort.
Do you accept aggressive or violent service users?
Yes - our specialist secure mental health transport vehicles come equipped with cell cages if required.
Our staff are also trained in conflict resolution, control and restraint (including handcuffs), and relevant legislation.
Do you work with NHS trusts?
Yes - we work with a variety of NHS trusts including hospitals, clinical commissioning groups, and emergency services.
How far are you willing to travel?
Anywhere - we are based near Ipswich in Suffolk, but are happy to travel anywhere in the UK as per the operational requirements.
UK WIDE COVERAGE
East Anglia Medical Care (EAMC) are based in Barham, Suffolk - but cover the whole of East Anglia and beyond, even including Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland!
Places local to us include; Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Watford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Basildon, Stevenage, Lowestoft, King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Thetford, Haverhill, Felixstowe, Sudbury, Stowmarket, Newmarket, Ely, Beccles, Swaffham, Luton, Peterborough, Cromer, Southend-on-Sea, Bury St Edmunds, Aldeburgh, and Woodbridge. This includes Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Some of our work even takes us to regions such as; South East, London, North West, West Midlands, South West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, and North East.