 It is one of 10 Ambulance Trusts providing England with emergency medical services, and is part of the NHS, receiving direct government funding for its role.There is no charge to patients for use of the service, and under the Patient's Charter every person in the United Kingdom has the right to the attendance of an ambulance in an emergency.As well as providing an emergency ambulance service, the Trust also provides non emergency patient transport services, commercial services and special operations such as emergency planning, and hazardous materials incident response.