Enhanced Care Services serves an ace as medical services provider for The Championships, Wimbledon
Enhanced Care Services has begun an exciting agreement that will see it care for the crowds who come to enjoy the world’s most famous tennis tournament: The Championships, Wimbledon.
The three year contract with London Ambulance Service will see teams working together to reduce pressure on the wider NHS and improve the experience of those attending the event who need medical assistance.
“From major incidents and terrorist attacks to the King’s Coronation, we have unrivalled experience in delivering pre-hospital clinical care and advice in challenging and complex situations, while ECS has a strong track record providing event medical services.
This exciting new agreement bringing together our joint expertise will help us to reduce pressure on the wider NHS and give gold-standard care to those attending this iconic tournament who may need medical assistance.”
More than half a million people attended The Championships in 2024 – and now, for the next three years, LAS will lead on control and command arrangements with the support of our response teams at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. ECS meanwhile will lead on the medical centres – offering enhanced diagnostics and care to enable more patients to be tended to and treated on-site at the event.
“I am thrilled we will be partnering with LAS to deliver the medical services for The Championships for the next three years. Our people worked hard last year to care for patients at the supporting events - their hard work and support impressed The All England Lawn Tennis Club so much that we were able to bid for The Championships itself. I am looking forward to seeing our teams working together in the summer.”
Managing Director and co-founder of ECS, Dr Edward Langford said, “This is an excellent opportunity to see the NHS and independent healthcare sector working together to benefit patients. We are realising how patients can be cared for at events and away from the hospital. LAS is a perfect partner, and I look forward to building on this successful partnership.”
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Enhanced Care Services was founded in 2015 by two Emergency Medicine Doctors, passionate about improving the standard of care to patients, irrespective of injury, illness or location. Over the last 10 years, ECS has grown to be a leading event medical provider, delivers a range of ambulance services and offer clinical education at all levels. For more information about joining ECS, head to www.enhancedcareservices.co.uk/recruitment.
