NHS ambulance workers who have been attacked while on duty are leading the second phase of a high-profile national campaign to promote respect across...
Welcome to the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE)
AACE provides the UK’s statutory ambulance services with an organisation that can support them in the implementation of nationally agreed policy.
Whether for patient care, operational policy, emergency preparedness, employee wellbeing or volunteering, the Association exists to support its members and to act as an interface, where appropriate at a national level, between them and their stakeholders.
AACE News Wire
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Armed Forces Week highlights the work of the various armed forces networks within UK ambulance services
Armed Forces Week in June 2024 provided the perfect opportunity to highlight the work of the various armed forces networks within UK ambulance services,...
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How ambulance volunteers are playing their part
As we progress to the next stage of the national volunteering strategy, we take a moment to reflect on the importance of volunteers and...
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An invitation to join the AACE Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF)
The ALF 2024 takes place on Tuesday 8th October 2024 and it is online. We look forward to welcoming as many ambulance trust staff...
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Senior NHS manager to jump 13,500ft for patients across the south west
Jane Whichello, Head of Volunteering at the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), is doing a skydive to help raise funds to...
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No place for predatory sexual behaviour within NHS ambulance services
Following today’s report on Sky News detailing three female paramedics’ experiences of sexual harassment and misogyny in their places of work, AACE has underlined...
Upcoming Events
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Emergency Services Day 2024
The next official 999 Day will take place on Monday 9th September 2023. Emergency services, 999...
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The Emergency Services Show 2024
The ESS is a trade event dedicated to anyone who works in the emergency...
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National Ambulance Memorial Service
The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) arranges and hosts the National Ambulance Memorial Service to...
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AACE Publications and Resources
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A vision for the NHS ambulance sector in co-designing UEC provision – AACE, NHS Providers, NHS Confederation, March 2024
Category: Guidance Documents, Reports
A vision for the NHS ambulance sector in co-designing UEC provision – AACE, NHS Providers, NHS Confederation, March 2024
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AACE Cultural Calendar 2024
Category: Ambulance Wellbeing, Campaigns, Equality & Diversity, General Interest Articles, Guidance Documents
AACE Cultural Calendar 2024
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A vision for the NHS ambulance sector – AACE, Nov 2023
Category: Guidance Documents, Reports
A vision for the NHS ambulance sector – AACE, Nov 2023
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AACE Annual Report 2022-23 (Sept 2023)
Category: AACE Annual Reports, Reports
AACE Annual Report 2022-23 (Sept 2023)
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Taking Stock: Assessing patient handover delays a decade after Zero Tolerance (AACE, Sept 2023)
Category: Reports
Taking Stock: Assessing patient handover delays a decade after Zero Tolerance (AACE, Sept 2023)
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AACE Strategic Approach 2023-2026: August 2023
Category: AACE Annual Reports, Reports
AACE Strategic Approach 2023-2026: August 2023
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Strengthening the role of the ambulance sector in reducing health inequalities: National Consensus & Next Steps – June 2023
Category: Campaigns, Guidance Documents, Reports
Strengthening the role of the ambulance sector in reducing health inequalities: National Consensus & Next Steps – June 2023
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Delayed Hospital Handovers: Impact Assessment of Patient Harm – AACE, Nov 2021
Category: Reports
Delayed Hospital Handovers: Impact Assessment of Patient Harm – AACE, Nov 2021
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Developing a Public Health Approach within the Ambulance Sector – PHE & AACE, May 2021
Category: Ambulance Leadership Forum 2021, Guidance Documents, Reports
Developing a Public Health Approach within the Ambulance Sector – PHE & AACE, May 2021
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Ambulance 2020 and beyond – the AACE vision
Category: Reports
Ambulance 2020 and beyond – the AACE vision
A vision for the ambulance service: ‘2020 and beyond’ and the steps to its realisation
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Care At The Scene – Research for Ambulance Services
Category: Reports
Care At The Scene – Research for Ambulance Services
NIHR Dissemination Centre - a Themed Review
The UK Ambulance services
clinical practice guidelines
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