NHS ambulance of the future? British-manufactured, electric-powered and with X-rays ON BOARD, experts claim THIS sleek vehicle could revolutionise the health service’s aging fleet

  • EXCLUSIVE: The first running International Ambulances Integro-E is set to be rolled out at the end of July
  • The £300,000 Norfolk-made ambulances allow patients to be treated on board — taking pressure off A&E
  • Eco-friendly vehicle’s batteries last up to 1,000 miles and a second battery is housed in a detachable trailer. 

With traditional box-based vans now out of favour, trusts have no other option but to buy van conversions, which are more eco-friendly because they are more fuel efficient or even electric. But they are often criticised for being too small and too basic.

International Ambulances, a Norfolk-based firm, believes its Integro-E is the future of NHS emergency services and could be rolled out as soon as next year, if it passes health service tests.

More akin to a futuristic bus than a traditional ambulance, it has an on-board X-ray and ultrasound system, which its manufacturers think could help with current crisis in A&E, by diagnosing patients on-site and prioritising who actually needs to be admitted.

In terms of efficiency, it can get 10 times more miles out of the same amount of charge as the electric ambulances on the NHS’s current fleet

But its hefty £300,000 price tag means commissioners may baulk at the prospect of having to pay twice as much as the £150,000 they pay for the current batch of vehicles, which tend to be Fiats. 

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