The Welsh Ambulance Service is paying tribute to its volunteers as part of International Volunteer Day. International Volunteer Day (5 December) is an annual...
Welcome to the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE)
AACE provides UK NHS 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

Spotlight on AACE’s Anti-Racism promises: December 2023
This month AACE is sharing the work of The Prince’s Trust which over the past four years has focused on several innovative ways to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits SCAS Blue Light Hub
On Saturday, 18 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, accompanied by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Laura Trott MBE, visited the Blue Light...

NEAS education team wins prestigious innovation award from NHS England
Congratulations to the education team at North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) for winning the ‘Innovation Practice Placement of the Year Award’ at this year’s...

AACE publishes issue 8 of our quarterly newsletter, Keeping PAACE
The eighth edition of Keeping PAACE, our quarterly update for ambulance service employees and volunteers, is now available for download...

NEAS’ Tom Crow shares his story during Disability History Month.
“I was worried about someone not giving me the chance to prove that I am actually able. Throughout my career at NEAS, I have...
Upcoming Events

NAPFM 2024: The Blue & Amber Light Fleet Exhibition
The Emergency Fleet Exhibition and the National Association of Police Fleet Managers´ Conference, now...

Emergency Services Day 2024
The next official 999 Day will take place on Monday 9th September 2023. Emergency services, 999...

The Emergency Services Show 2024
The ESS is a trade event dedicated to anyone who works in the emergency...
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AACE Publications and Resources

AACE Annual Report 2023-23 (Sept 2023)
Category: AACE Annual Reports, Reports
AACE Annual Report 2023-23 (Sept 2023)

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)

AACE Strategic Approach 2023-2026: August 2023
Category: AACE Annual Reports, Reports
AACE Strategic Approach 2023-2026: August 2023

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

AACE Cultural Calendar 2023
Category: Ambulance Wellbeing, Campaigns, Equality & Diversity, General Interest Articles, Guidance Documents
AACE Cultural Calendar 2023

Delayed Hospital Handovers: Impact Assessment of Patient Harm – AACE, Nov 2021
Category: Reports
Delayed Hospital Handovers: Impact Assessment of Patient Harm – AACE, Nov 2021

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

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

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
