Who can apply?

Any general practice, health trust or clinic may apply for badges if they employ staff whose work involves visiting patients in their homes to provide emergency health care.

This includes doctors, nurses, midwives and health visitors.

It does not include other para-medical practitioners such as physiotherapists, chiropodists and occupational therapists, or social workers.

Applications should be made at one time for all the badges required. Applications should be made for the minimum number of badges necessary.

For example, where there are twenty community nurses in one department, but only five are likely to make home visits at any one time, only five badges should be applied for by the department manager.

Any eligible member of staff in any vehicle may use the badge. It is the responsibility of the manager to allocate the badges to staff as appropriate.