The fifteenth edition of Keeping PACE, our quarterly update for ambulance service employees and volunteers, is now available for download.
For this summer edition we cover the following topics:
- England’s 10-Year Health Plan prioritises prevention, digital innovation, and community care over hospital-based treatment. It aligns closely with the ambulance sector vision, emphasising integrated urgent care, neighbourhood services, and system leadership.
- New national guidance helps ambulance staff support patients with assistance dogs respectfully and safely. Launched at ALF2025, it emphasises allowing dogs to stay close, avoiding distractions, and considering their welfare during care.
- The NASPF’s July 2025 workshop united 70 ambulance leaders and union reps to tackle sexual safety and misogyny. Anchored by AACE’s national approach, it emphasised lived experience, cultural change, and psychological safety.
- AACE’s 2025 commissioning position paper calls for urgent reform of ambulance commissioning to align with NHS priorities for integrated, community-based urgent care. It proposes a national, regional, and local framework to improve consistency and accountability, reduce fragmented governance, and enhance patient outcomes ahead of the 2025/26 national review and 2026/27 implementation.
- Violence against UK ambulance staff has reached record levels, prompting AACE to demand urgent national action. With support from all four UK health ministers and updated CPS charging guidelines, the sector is seeking stronger legal deterrents and faster justice.
- Staff support networks in ambulance services foster inclusion, connection, and shared advocacy across diverse roles. They empower staff through mentorship, workshops, and leadership opportunities, bridging gaps with senior teams. Voluntary chairs shape policy and culture, with national progression pathways.
- Remembering Professor Douglas Chamberlain CBE, founder of paramedicine in Europe, transformed emergency care through pioneering training and advocacy. His legacy includes CPR education, academic contributions, and lifelong support for ambulance services. Honoured by national ambulance leaders, his impact endures in every life saved and every paramedic trained across the UK.
You can download Keeping PACE here – and feel free to share with your colleagues and wider networks.
