Welcome to the IAA
We are the Independent Ambulance Association (IAA), the first not-for-profit trade association for UK-based independent ambulance providers.
Our purpose
The IAA is committed to raising and maintaining high standards in the sector, as well as representing the views of our members to healthcare policymakers.
Our values
Everything we do is guided by our values, which are to be brave, decent and independent.
Our members
We represent over 50 independent ambulance providers, from small and local to large and nationwide.
A business partner of the IAA
Recent News
Be Curious: IAA sexual safety webinar series
The Be Curious webinars are intended to raise awareness of the relevant legislation and requirements for safeguarding, and to highlight the challenges of sexual safety within ambulance providers. The webinar [...]
Trauma Care events
The Independent Ambulance Association is happy to support Trauma Care, a registered Charity who host CPD webinars and conferences for clinicians working in the out-of-Hospital setting. Trauma Care was founded [...]
IAA Non-Executive Director appointment
We're very pleased to introduce Andy Ware as our non-Executive Director Andy brings significant governance and diplomatic experience to the Board and is enthusiastic to be contributing to the work [...]
Events
Be Curious: IAA sexual safety webinar series
The Be Curious webinars are intended to raise awareness of the relevant legislation and requirements for safeguarding, and to highlight the challenges of sexual safety within ambulance providers. The webinar is particularly relevant for those [...]
Trauma Care events
The Independent Ambulance Association is happy to support Trauma Care, a registered Charity who host CPD webinars and conferences for clinicians working in the out-of-Hospital setting. Trauma Care was founded in 1996 to address the [...]
The Emergency Services Show returns for 2021
We were very pleased to see the return of the Emergency Services Show, which went ahead on the 7th and 8th September 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham. The show was very well organised and [...]
Join the IAA
IAA membership is important for all independent ambulance services registered by the Care Quality Commission.