North East Ambulance Service is celebrating 70 years of The Queen’s reign by decorating a selection of vehicles in her honour. A selection...
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Baby Evie saved as ambulance reaches hospital just 16 minutes after 999 call
A pregnant doctor with a rare and life-threatening condition who went into premature labour, has praised the LAS medics who helped save her baby’s...
A statement from NEAS Chief Executive Helen Ray following recent media reports
Recent media reports have claimed staff in North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) doctored or suppressed evidence to coroners to cover up failures. These stories...
South East Coast Ambulance Service welcomes jail term following staff assault
SECAmb has welcomed a custodial sentence being handed to an Ashford man who assaulted a paramedic at a Kent hospital...
WMAS recognised as leading digital Trust
The Trust’s ability to utilise world-class digital tools is what’s helped it to become one of just two ambulance services in the country to...
Supporting improvements in medicines safety across Ambulance Services
In July 2021 Rachael Fallon, Chief Pharmacist at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, set up the Ambulance Service Medicines Safety Officers Group, a...
Dr Alison Walker receives prestigious medal from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
The Trust’s Medical Director has received a prestigious award from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) for her outstanding work over the last...
SECAmb statement on position of Chief Executive Philip Astle
Following a period of sickness, Philip Astle has decided to resign from his role as Chief Executive of SECAmb, with effect from 17 May...
Exclusive: Patient waited 24 hours in ambulance for A&E
Nearly 600 patients waited 10 hours or more in the back of an ambulance to be transferred into emergency departments last month – with one...
SECAmb’s tenth Make Ready Centre to open
The development boasts a fleet workshop and the Trust’s Make Ready vehicle preparation system along with modern office space and rest and wellbeing facilities...
Spotlight on AACE’s Anti-Racism promises: May
This May we are shining a spotlight on how SECAmb have improved Board diversity to make it more representative of the communities they serve...
Cardiac arrest survivor meets 999 call handler who talked his partner through CPR
A man who survived a cardiac arrest thanks to the quick thinking of his partner and “crystal clear” instructions from a 999 call handler,...
