NHS Amateur Radio Station – GB1NHS

GB1NHS is the National Health Service Amateur Radio Station. The station was founded by Paul Devlin G1SMP from NHS Improvement’s Emergency Care Intensive Support Team (ECIST). The station was licensed by Ofcom on 5th April 2018.

The aim of the station is to promote, through the medium of amateur radio, NHS initiatives that lead to patients receiving excellent care, faster recovery and living longer healthier lives.

Amateur radio, sometimes known as ham radio, is both a hobby and a service that uses various types of radio equipment, allowing communication with other radio amateurs for the purpose of experimentation, development of radio communications, self-training, recreation and public service.