“Emergency service interoperability in jeopardy due to lack of standardised operational procedures – RUSI” Coordinated emergency responses within and between the fire, ambulance and...
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Lansley calls for strong leadership at NHS Confederation Conference
The new health secretary Andrew Lansley used his speech at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool (24th June 2010) to call for stronger...
Multi-Agency Airwave Interoperability
An update from the Multi Agency Interoperability Programme (MAIP) The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) hosts the Multi Agency Interoperability Programme (MAIP). The programme...
NHS Information Centre report shows service busier than ever
The ambulance service in England took 7.87 million emergency and urgent calls in 2009/10; 391,000 more than in the previous year, a new report...
ASN publishes new ambulance factsheet
The ASN has published a new factsheet on NHS ambulance services. To view the document click here.
NHS Confed Chief announces resignation
Steve Barnett today announced his resignation as Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation. Steve said: “Prompted by recent conversations with our new Chairman, Keith...
May ALF meeting ‘the best yet’ say delegates
The recent Ambulance Leadership Forum has been rated by the attendees as ‘the best ALF yet’. Feedback from delegates gave excellent marks to the...
Public consultation on community resilience guidance
The Cabinet Office has developed a package of documents about community resilience. These can be accessed here. The documents include guidance for individuals and...
Changes in Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust Board
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has announced changes in the leadership of the Trust Board at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The Appointments Commission...
West Midlands walk-in centre eases pressure on A&E
Almost a hundred patients have been conveyed by ambulance to Solihull’s Walk-in Centre since December, thanks to partnership working between West Midlands Ambulance Service...
New NHS emergency planning guidance published
This is best practice guidance to National Health Service (NHS) organisations in developing and deploying Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams (MERITs). It builds on...
General Election 2010
The King’s Fund – the specialist think tank working towards the improvement of the health service in England – has published an extremely useful...