The main voluntary ambulance providers are the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance in England\/Wales , Northern Ireland & The Islands , and St Andrew 's Ambulance Association in Scotland . The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps .
The main voluntary ambulance providers are the British Red Cross and St. John Ambulance , which have been providing emergency medical cover in the UK for many years , including active service in both World Wars ( pre-dating the existence of any government organised service ) , and along with St Andrews Ambulance ( now St Andrews First Aid , which no longer provides an ambulance service ) ran statutory ambulance services in the United Kingdom under contract to the government until a reorganisation in 1974 .