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It is with much pride and pleasure that I commend this short history of the Surrey Ambulance Service to you. Having said that, a great deal of fascinating detail is contained herein and I congratulate Doug Knight and all who have contributed their memories of this fine Service. Readers of all ages will be astonished by the changes that have taken place since our inception in 1948. How grateful the public would have been that year to see an ambulance service set up and staffed by caring people dedicated to looking after patients from the homes to the hospital. It was in that same year that the National Health Service was also inaugurated. After five years of war, families depleted, children in poor health as a result of years of rationing and much unemployment, how welcome it must have been - and we played a major role. So this year we celebrate a triple event, the Surrey Ambulance Service is 50 years old; as is the NHS, and reminding us all the time of our past and traditions is SARA - five years old. It is a privilege to be its patron. I hope you will enjoy this booklet and keep it as a reminder of all the men and women who have served over the years. It' a tribute to their talent, care and the lives they have saved. Happy Birthday SARA Lady Gardiner
CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER 1948 - 1962 Mr. T. Mullins 1962 - 1974 Mr.
J. Bedford 1974 – 1987 Mr. E. Bates DIRECTOR OF AMBULANCE
SERVICES
1988 – 1993 Mr M. Foy NATIONAL HEALTH TRUST
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1994 - Chair Person Lady Helen Gardiner CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
1993 –1995 Mr Lyn Samuel 1995 –1996 Mr Alan Murray 1997 – 2003 Mr Alan Kennedy 2003 – Mr Paul Grant The future of the Surrey Ambulance Service Do not let it ever be said it was a mistake to trust us with the complete Ambulance Service. Let us make a fine name and fine traditions for the Surrey Ambulance Service, so that, in its own sphere, it will be second to none. T. G. Mullen Chief Ambulance Officer (An extract from station order 91 May 1951)
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