there are four hospitals in the county with accident and emergency facilities: basingstoke and north hampshire hospital, the royal hampshire county hospital in winchester, southampton general hospital (a major trauma centre) and the queen alexandra hospital in portsmouth. in addition, frimley park hospital is located just over the county border from farnborough, and the royal bournemouth hospital is closer to parts of the new forest district than southampton. ambulance services are provided by south central ambulance service (scas), except in the northeast of the county, where it is provided by south east coast ambulance service (secamb).