Ambulance services are being asked to provide nominations for the next round of recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal for Distinguished Service...
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CQC seek senior, strategic leaders from ambulance trusts for inspection visits
The Care Quality Commission are seeking senior, strategic leaders from ambulance trusts to undertake inspection visits. To express your interest CQC would require you to...
NHS England tells regions to create urgent care networks
NHS England has said urgent and emergency care networks should be set up across the country to set and monitor standards of care and...
National Ambulance Commissioners Network launch ‘Good Practice in Ambulance Commissioning’ Briefing
The National Ambulance Commissioners Network (NACN) today launched Good Practice in Ambulance Commissioning, a briefing that pulls together examples of good practice from across the country....
Bring us your experiences of maternity services, says Baroness Julia Cumberlege
The National Maternity Review is led by Baroness Julia Cumberlege. At its latest meeting the review team discussed vital work gathering wide ranging views...
Annual ambulance performance data published
This information is collected from individual ambulance trusts and shows volume of activity and performance levels against required standards (eg responses within 8 or...
Health and care nominations wanted for honours list
If you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution within the health and care system, you can nominate them for an honour. Who...
Technology and innovation hold the key to future performance of NHS ambulance services, says AACE
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives has welcomed Lord Carter’s report on ambulance service productivity, agreeing with its emphasis on technology and innovation...
Queen’s Ambulance Medals announced in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
The most recent recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal for Distinguished Service were announced in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours list...
SCAS HART paramedic Will Selley returns from Nepal earthquake rescue efforts
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) Paramedic Will Selley returns from taking part in the rescue effort following the...
A review of our year at North East Ambulance Service
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) reflected back on the last year at its annual general meeting and Annual Members' Meeting held today...
Mental health care ‘inadequate’
People who need urgent mental health care in England are receiving inadequate support, regulators say.
