Medal
King's Ambulance Service Medal (KAM)
Awarded for distinguished service by members of the ambulance services.
KAM
Awarded over time
King's Ambulance Service Medal (KAM) appointments by year.
honoria.co.ukHonours rounds
Rounds that included this award - open one to see the recipients.
| Year | Honours list | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 9 |
The King's Ambulance Service Medal, formerly the Queen's Ambulance Service Medal, is awarded to members of the NHS Ambulance Service in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands for distinguished service. It was introduced on 11 July 2011 and first awarded during the 2012 Birthday Honours. Recipients may use the post-nominal letters "KAM" or "QAM" depending on when the award was made.
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
- Established
- 2011 by Queen Elizabeth II
- Awarding body
- The British Crown
- Rank
- King's Ambulance Service Medal
- Formal title
- None
Overview
Recognises long service or acts of outstanding merit in ambulance service.
Eligibility
Ambulance service personnel
- Emergency care
- Long service
- Exceptional merit
National or regional
Rank & Precedence
King's Ambulance Service Medal - Medal for ambulance service
- Above: None
- Below: Higher national medals
Entitlements
- Post-nominal letters
- KAM
- Formal title
- None
- Insignia
- Medal and ribbon
Award Process
- Service nomination
- Ambulance service honours board
- Approved by the Sovereign
Announced: Honours lists
Royal ceremony
Significance
Distinguished ambulance service
- Duty
- Service
- Courage
Sources & further reading
- Honours: overview - GOV.UK
- Awards and accreditation - The Gazette
- King's Ambulance Service Medal - Wikipedia
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Linked data
The form of the Ambulance Service Medal used during a King's reign; post-nominal KAM.
- Post-nominal
- KAM
- Part of
- Ambulance Service Medal
- Wikidata
- Q7269921
From the Honoria honours vocabulary (SKOS). exactMatch = Wikidata; closeMatch = The Gazette honours ontology (official but a 2008–2015 beta).