Transport Services

Co-ordinated by a dedicated control team using a modern fleet of specialist vehicles, St John Ambulance Greater Manchester provides the essential service for any NHS Trust or private sector customer requiring the transportation of patients to anywhere within the UK.

Transport Services can provide a short notice ad hoc service or are equally experienced in handling block bookings or service level agreements.

We have considerable experience in dealing with repatriations arriving by sea, rail or air. Paediatric and neonatal retrieval services are also readily available; all types of incubators are catered for.

Dr Ian Dady, Consultant Neonatal and Clinical Leader for the Greater Manchester Neonatal Transport Service said: 'We provide inter-hospital transfer for severely ill and extremely preterm infants across the whole of the 13 Hospitals in Greater Manchester Neonatal Network.

'I have found the ambulance staff have a very helpful, flexible, and professional approach, with a good standard of driving. They have communicated appropriately and supported our Neonatal Transport team extremely well. The vehicles themselves are modern, clean and well equipped. I have had a very positive experience from our use of St John Ambulance and the staff commitment and flexibility have particularly impressed me.'

Mission statement

To provide the highest quality service to our customer, whilst achieving excellence in patient care in both emergency and non-emergency  situations.

Service provision

Offering excellent value for money and committed to fulfilling your specific transport needs, St John Ambulance Greater Manchester Transport Service provides:

• Experienced crew members who are fully trained in ambulance aid by IHCD registered personnel to national standards
• The highest standards of patient care from dedicated, caring and friendly full time crews
• The highest standard of training in driving and road craft. All staff are ROSPA trained to a minimum of 'silver' standard and authorised crews trained in the use of blue lights and response driving
• A modern, state of the art, specialist and fully equipped fleet of vehicles, including patient transport ambulances, 4x4 response vehicle, accident and emergency ambulance and ambulance car/people carrier
• Cycle response bikes fully fitted with first aid equipment, oxygen, entonox  and defibrillators
• An efficient, prompt response to individual requirements including emergency and urgent transport work
• Special individual needs, specialist transportation and support of patients with limited mobility catered for
• bespoke contracts 24 hours per day, 7 days a week to both the public and private sectors

St John Ambulance is the official ambulance reserve service to the emergency services in time of crisis.

Contact us

Call us on 0871 423 6028 (24 hours) or email us at transport@gman.sja.org.uk

All proceeds from the Transport Services are used to support the charitable work of St John Ambulance.