The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has issued a heartfelt message of thanks to blue light colleagues in the fire service for providing...
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NHSE&I and AACE launch Repository of Good Practice for Safely Reducing Ambulance Conveyance to Emergency Departments
Examples of initiatives that are working well and are being monitored, evaluated and shared through this programme, are available here...
SCAS partners with GoodSAM
SCAS is launching a ground-breaking digital product – GoodSAM’s Instant On Scene – to enable the public to stream video directly from their smartphones...
New base will maintain ‘Gold Standard’ service for patients
Non-emergency patients in East Cheshire have received a significant boost with the opening of a brand new ambulance hub. The site in Macclesfield will...
The NHS People Plan: NHS recovery to put staff wellbeing at its heart
The Health Secretary welcomes the launch of the new NHS People Plan as he launches a new bureaucracy-busting drive so staff can spend less...
“London Ambulance has been amazing: the experiences and challenges you have are like nowhere else”
A paramedic who has worked for five different ambulance services in three different countries says London is the very best place to work. Sheqal...
Seventh attack in 14 days of violence against NEAS ambulance crews
The latest incident in a shocking wave of violence against the North East Ambulance Service since lockdown restrictions were eased, occurred in the early...
The ambulance service offer: integrated urgent and emergency care
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives has published a commissioning blueprint calling for greater integration of 999 and 111 call handling, clinical assessment and...
Neighbourhood integration: how local health and care needs are being met
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the integration of care in the community across England, with organisations often working together at a neighbourhood level to meet the...
Enough is enough! Two more assaults on NEAS ambulance crews overnight
Two more ambulance crews were attacked on Monday night – one with a 9-inch kitchen knife - after being called to patients reporting potentially...
LAS’ Croydon medic up for Health Hero Award
During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, staff across South London saw an unusual ambulance at their stations and A&E departments. The vehicle had been...
EEAST Ambulance driver returns home after ‘last chance’ reprieve from COVID-19
Patient Transport ambulance driver Nigel Fitzmaurice has returned home following a five-week battle with the COVID-19 virus...