 It was announced on 14 November 2018, that the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust had gone into partnership with the University of Wolverhampton to form the UK's first university-ambulance trust.It has since signed similar agreements with Staffordshire University, Coventry University, the University of Worcester and The University of Warwick.As a result, the trust has changed its name to West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust.