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Man arrested after assaulting WMAS ambulance staff
Two ambulance staff have been injured after being assaulted whilst trying to treat a man. The crew were called to outside 150 High...
Join our Zoom Call – “Ensuring equity in clinical care for BME communities” – Tues 8th Sept
This session will focus on inequity currently experienced and witnessed across the NHS and in the ambulance sector specifically, how we can do better...
Take Off for WMAS and MAAC: Code Red on Channel 5
They go to some of the most serious and time critical cases in the West Midlands and now you can see how they work...
NEAS invests in What 3 Words to help save lives
‘Where’s the emergency?’ is one of the first questions you are asked when calling 999 but saying exactly where you are can be challenging....
The ambulance response to the COVID-19 pandemic: what went well and how do we sustain the benefits?
Ambulance services, at the forefront of caring for patients within the pandemic setting, had to take rapid and significant steps in order to manage...
AACE welcomes grant awarded to TASC as The Royal Foundation announces £1.8 million COVID-19 Response Fund
The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has granted nearly £1.8 million in supporting the frontline community and the nation’s mental health,...
Meet some of SCAS’ 999 staff from the new ‘Inside the Ambulance’ TV series
Ambulance crews from South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust based in Oxford and Portsmouth will be the stars of the show in a...
Fewer vital heart ultrasounds during lockdown
The figures show the considerable impact the pandemic has had on patient treatment and care. Only 87,902 echo tests were carried out in April...
Ambulance trust's Indian partnership
At the beginning of July, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) helped launch the first NHS international partnership in Andhra Pradesh, India.As...
Vital to maintain downward trend in COVID-19 deaths to protect NHS ahead of winter, says NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation has responded to the latest ONS mortality figures for England and Wales....
North East Ambulance Service calls for tougher sentencing as part of national assaults consultation
North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is calling on the court system to impose the full powers available to them when it comes to sentencing...
