Category: News

“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...

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS) has appointed John Black as Medical Director. John has been working part time for the Trust since...

“Emergency service interoperability in jeopardy due to lack of standardised operational procedures – RUSI” Coordinated emergency responses within and between the fire, ambulance and...

The new health secretary Andrew Lansley used his speech at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool (24th June 2010) to call for stronger...

An update from the Multi Agency Interoperability Programme (MAIP) The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) hosts the Multi Agency Interoperability Programme (MAIP). The programme...

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...

The ASN has published a new factsheet on NHS ambulance services. To view the document click here.

Steve Barnett today announced his resignation as Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation. Steve said: “Prompted by recent conversations with our new Chairman, Keith...

The recent Ambulance Leadership Forum has been rated by the attendees as ‘the best ALF yet’. Feedback from delegates gave excellent marks to the...

The Cabinet Office has developed a package of documents about community resilience. These can be accessed here. The documents include guidance for individuals and...

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has announced changes in the leadership of the Trust Board at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The Appointments Commission...

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...