A Hampshire BASICS (The British Association for Immediate …

A Hampshire BASICS (The British Association for Immediate Care) doctor with a Volvo V40 Police Specification T4. As well as the standard mobile phone and VHF communications equipment, this vehicle is fitted with satellite navigation and a global positioning system for vehicle location, so ambulance control can ‘see’ where it is. It’s call sign is IMCARE 0221.



The same vehicle with some of the equipment carried. BASICS doctors are trained to drive on blue (or green) lights to attend emergencies where a doctor’s skill, experience and prescriptive authority is required.