IAA Membership gives the public, event organisers and commissioners added reassurance when it comes to choosing a viable and sustainable independent ambulance provider.

We are the voice of the regulated independent ambulance sector, representing the collective view and position of our Members and speak on their behalf to Government Departments and Agencies, the media and other opinion formers.

If you’re interested in being a member of the Association and working with us to influence and shape the future provision of ambulance related services then please complete and submit the online memberhsip form  via this link – information on our Bandings is shown in the table below.

If you’re not sure about joining then do feel free to call 0208 457 2788 or email to find out more.

Did you know
♦  our Members provide services from some 100 locations across the UK.

♦  our door is always open, we’re at the end of a phone if you need advice or guidance.

♦  if you’ve a query or problem we can help with, we’ll do so without fear or favour.

♦  we update our Members with news and key issues through our quarterly Update, and directly when it’s urgent.

♦  we host webinars for Members on a range of topics such as Safeguarding and Emergency Driving.

♦  we meet regularly with Government Departments and Agencies such as NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and the Department for Transport on issues impacting the ambulance sector.

♦  we’re working with the Department of Health and the CQC on the approach to the regulation of the events sector.

♦  we sit on the Skills for Health Trailblazer Apprenticeship Review Group; our Members are helping to shape future Ambulance Apprenticeships.

♦  we were granted Core Participant status at the Government’s Covid Inquiry, presenting evidence and recommendations on behalf of the Sector.

♦  we have a wide range of Business Partners, who can provide personalised goods and services, from financing to infection prevention and control, insurance to phone systems and fuel cards to vehicles and much more.

♦  we co-sponsor the annual Ambulance Staff Charity Memorial Service alongside the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, and actively encourage our Members to fundraise for TASC.

Eligibility
Eligibility is restricted to those companies who meet all our Membership Criteria. We share with qualified parties, on request, the IAA status of a provider for procurement purposes.

We offer Associate Membership in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (where there is no equivalent regulatory body to the Care Quality Commission) with Providers required to meet our Membership Criteria 2, 3 and 4.

We have 5 Bands for Members, based on self-declared ambulance related turnover.

Our operating year is April to March and if you join part-way through the year, you will be invoiced for the remaining months.