Tony FitzSimons, Chairman of Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS), today announced a new interim chief executive for the trust. Mr Martin Flaherty,...
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Top paramedic responds to fire service calls to ‘take over’ key ambulance service functions
Professor Malcolm Woollard, Honorary Consultant Paramedic and Director of the Pre-hospital, Emergency and Cardiovascular Care Applied Research Group at Coventry University, has penned an...
David Whiting leaves GWAS for YAS CEO role
David Whiting is moving to YAS Tony FitzSimons, Chairman of Great Western Ambulance Service, announced today that Chief Executive David Whiting has accepted the...
Latest ASN newsletter now online
The latest issue of the Ambulance Service Network’s electronic newsletter, In Touch, is now available online. Issue 28 from 27 October 2010 can...
DIARY DATE: Life Connections 2011
Seven separate and varied conferences have now been confirmed for the Life Connections 2011 event in Kettering in April 2011. On Thursday 07 April...
King’s Fund launches new commission on NHS leadership and management
With the NHS facing unprecedented financial pressures and about to undergo radical reform, The King’s Fund has launched a new commission to assess the...
New Permanent Secretary for Department of Health
Una O’Brien has been appointed the new Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health. Una was chosen following a national open competition and is...
£70 million allocated for “Re-ablement” packages
Around 35,000 people will benefit from a £70 million cash boost that will enable the NHS to support people back into their homes after...
111 the new number for non-emergency health calls
A new three-digit number that will make it easier for patients to access non-emergency NHS healthcare wherever they are, 24 hours a day, has...
NEW ASN Report: Implementing Trauma Systems
A study published by the NHS Confederation today says the care of patients who have suffered serious injury or accidents is best commissioned at...
NEW DH PUBLICATION: “Building the Evidence Base in Pre-Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care”
“Building the Evidence Base in Pre-Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care” was published yesterday on the DH website. This document reviews the existing research and...
SCAS appoints John Black as Medical Director
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS) has appointed John Black as Medical Director. John has been working part time for the Trust since...