The Emergency Ambulance Services Committee (EASC) is Joint Committee of the seven health boards in Wales and is hosted by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. EASC has the responsibility for planning and securing sufficient ambulance services for the population. Each of the seven Chief Executives is a member of the Committee and they collaboratively commission emergency and non-emergency ambulance services which includes the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust and Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS Cymru – Wales Air Ambulance). In addition there are three associate members who are the chief executives of Velindre University NHS Trust, the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust and Public Health Wales NHS Trust.