London Ambulance Service has become the first ambulance service in the UK to deploy underwater drones, helping paramedics find and rescue people submerged in...
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Latest group of SCAS staff graduate with honours
Our most recent cohort of students studying for their BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Cumbria enjoyed a well-deserved celebration...
AACE publishes issue 19 of our quarterly newsletter, Keeping Pace
The nineteenth edition of Keeping PACE, our quarterly update for ambulance service employees and volunteers, is now available for download...
Demonstrating action on sexual safety across the ambulance sector
Ambulance services across England, Wales and Scotland have published the first aggregated sector-wide data relating to sexual safety employment cases, marking an important step...
Ambulance trusts launch Armed Forces Community Network
Veterans, reservists, military families, spouses and cadet volunteers form a significant part of the ambulance workforce, contributing valuable skills, experience and resilience. Now, that...
A new framework to strengthen GoodSAM cardiac responder alerting across the UK
Every minute counts when someone suffers an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Early CPR and defibrillation can make the difference between life and death, which...
Improving CPR through the UK’s first use of live video during cardiac arrest
Thanks to a grant awarded to the EEAST Charity by NHS Charities Together, a dedicated OHCA desk pilot was launched within the emergency operations...
The impact of failure demand on UK ambulance services
Ambulance services champion new approaches to reducing failure demand across urgent care ...
Ambulance and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers share learning and strengthen partnerships
In July, the National Ambulance Volunteer Responder Leadership Group (NAVRLG) spent two days at the RNLI College in Poole, providing a valuable opportunity for...
Strengthening Freedom to Speak Up across the ambulance sector
Creating environments where colleagues feel safe to raise concerns, share ideas and challenge poor practice is essential to delivering safe, effective and inclusive healthcare...
Learn about life-saving careers with paramedics from the UK’s busiest ambulance service
Paramedics at the cutting edge of providing life-saving care are calling on families to join them at an exciting open day at the London...
New lifesaving defibrillator unveiled in west Reading
A new publicly accessible defibrillator has been installed on Oxford Road in west Reading, thanks to the efforts of South Central Ambulance Service NHS...
