Docorix lists 331 ambulance services in England and Scotland, in 210 towns and cities. 149 hold a current CQC rating and 118 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC register data updated 6 October 2026
Independent ambulance services provide patient transport, medical cover at events and, in some cases, emergency response under contract to the NHS. In an emergency always call 999 – these providers are not contacted directly for emergencies.
- Air Ambulance Operations Headquarters Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01634471900
- Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance Nottingham Base Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding
- Devon Air Ambulance Head Office Independent CQC: Outstanding 01392466666
- Great North Air Ambulance Service – Headquarters Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01325487263
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance NHS CQC: Outstanding 01264883377
- Hearts First Ambulance Service Independent CQC: Outstanding 01923894212
- Helimed house Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 07718560162
- Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance Charity Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01522548469
- Midlands Air Ambulance Charity – Headquarters and Airbase Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 08008402040
- Midlands Air Ambulance Charity – Strensham Airbase Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 01684295491
- Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance & Children’s Air Ambulance Charity / not-for-profit CQC: Outstanding 03003045999
- 16/17 Kestrel Business Park Independent CQC: Good 01392438522
- 32 Nobel Square Independent CQC: Good 07801744623
- A F J Independent CQC: Good 01216891000
- Adastral Park (Martlesham) Independent CQC: Good 01473651037
- Aero Medical Ambulance Service Independent CQC: Good 07717478646
- Alliance-Pioneer Ambulance Independent CQC: Good 01752717720
- Alpha Care Ambulance Service Independent CQC: Good 01491652444
- Ambicorp Independent CQC: Good 01623880988
- Ambu Kare UK – Westwood Farm Independent CQC: Good 01733286914
- Ambulance Service NHS CQC: Good 01983534111
- Ambulance Station Independent CQC: Good 01157149998
- Ambulance Transfers (Essex) Independent CQC: Good 03334569991
- Arley Medical Services Ltd Headquarters Independent CQC: Good 01676937199
- B. N. Gibson Independent CQC: Good 01623870312
- BM Ambulance Service Independent CQC: Good 01233273999
- Beverley Ambulance Service Independent CQC: Good 07950000679
- CIPHER Medical Independent CQC: Good 01642265220
- Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly – Bodmin Independent CQC: Good 07799909428
- Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly – Plymouth Independent CQC: Good 07799909428
Nothing matches those filters.
Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.
Ambulance services by county
- Essex 21
- Suffolk 6
- Norfolk 9
- Cambridgeshire 7
- Hertfordshire 15
- Bedfordshire 9
- London 30
- West Sussex 7
- Kent 12
- Hampshire 9
- Oxfordshire 6
- East Sussex 10
- Surrey 6
- Berkshire 7
- Buckinghamshire 10
- Isle of Wight 1
- Somerset 8
- Dorset 5
- Gloucestershire 4
- Cornwall 6
- Devon 8
- Wiltshire 3
- Derbyshire 3
- Nottinghamshire 8
- Leicestershire 4
- Lincolnshire 9
- Northamptonshire 4
- West Midlands 14
- Worcestershire 3
- Staffordshire 12
- Herefordshire 2
- Warwickshire 4
- Shropshire 3
- Lancashire 2
- Greater Manchester 10
- Cheshire 4
- Cumbria 1
- Merseyside 4
- County Durham 5
- Tees Valley 5
- Tyne and Wear 6
- Northumberland 1
- South Yorkshire 6
- West Yorkshire 13
- East Riding of Yorkshire 5
- North Yorkshire 4
Ambulance services by town or city
- Birmingham 9
- Leeds 6
- Enfield 5
- Barnsley 4
- Borehamwood 4
- Chelmsford 4
- Maidstone 4
- Norwich 4
- Nottingham 4
- Peterborough 4
- Radlett 4
- Coventry 3
- Durham 3
- High Wycombe 3
- Hull 3
- Ipswich 3
- Lincoln 3
- Milton Keynes 3
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne 3
- Plymouth 3
- Skipton 3
- Southampton 3
- Wellingborough 3
- Andover 2
- Bedford 2
- Bodmin 2
- Bolton 2
- Burton-on-Trent 2
- Canvey Island 2
- Chatham 2
- Chesterfield 2
- Colchester 2
- Crawley 2
- Darlington 2
- Ellesmere Port 2
- Epping 2
- Exeter 2
- Great Yarmouth 2
- Grimsby 2
- Keighley 2
- King's Lynn 2
- Leicester 2
- Luton 2
- Manchester 2
- Mansfield 2
- Poole 2
- Portsmouth 2
- Reading 2
- Scunthorpe 2
- Sheffield 2
- Stockport 2
- Stockton-on-Tees 2
- Stoke-on-Trent 2
- Tamworth 2
- Taunton 2
- Watford 2
- Wellington 2
- Westerham 2
- Wigan 2
- Woking 2
Showing the 60 towns with the most; use the search to find the rest.
Who runs ambulance services?
- 11NHS
- 290Independent
- 28Charity / not-for-profit
- 2Council-run
Taken from the CQC register: “NHS” means run by an NHS body or providing NHS primary care; “Independent” is the CQC’s word for a provider that is not an NHS body – a company, partnership or individual. It says who runs the service, not who pays: many independent providers deliver NHS- or council-funded care. Charities and community interest companies are shown separately, where the register or the provider’s name says so. Use the All · NHS · Private switch at the top of any directory page to browse one kind only.
Other types of service
- Care homes 14,260
- Home care agencies 13,698
- Supported living services 4,475
- Dentists 11,031
- GP surgeries 6,678
- Private GPs and doctors 2,598
- Mental health services 872
- Hospitals 918
- Clinics 631
- Scans, tests and screening 715
- Urgent treatment centres 170
- Community health services 488
- Hospices 202
- Private consultants
- NHS services 8,444
- Independent services 34,386
Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission.
