West Midlands Ambulance Service is to hand back the 111 contract it provides for the majority of the West Midlands to commissioners. The...
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SCAS Chief Executive to step down in 2023 after 17 years in charge
SCAS Chief Executive Will Hancock, has announced he will step down next year after 17 years in charge. He has said the early announcement...
Heatwave response – an update from LAS
Over the last two days, the London Ambulance Service has taken a total of 13,400 calls to 999, with 6,600 on Monday (18 July)...
North East joins national lifesaving circuit of community accessible defibrillators
After many months of testing, from this week, health advisors and dispatchers dealing with emergency 999 and urgent 111 calls for the service will...
Ambulance service under intense pressure
Managing Director of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) Mr Martin Flaherty OBE, QAM said: “The NHS ambulance sector is under intense pressure,...
Paramedics from AACE’s ranks share why they’re Proud To Be A Paramedic, on IPD2022
Today marks the inaugural International Paramedics Day (#IPD2022), and all at AACE are proud to support it...
AACE’s Anna Parry proud to partner with inaugural International Paramedics Day
The first ever International Paramedics Day is being today (8th July 2022) to recognise and celebrate the work carried out by paramedics and first...
Spotlight on AACE’s Anti-Racism promises: July
This July as part of our Spotlight on Racism feature, WMAS are highlighting their work addressing unconscious bias in the workplace...
SCAS develops pioneering support package for staff and volunteers with £100k charity donation
Projects include a Long COVID rehabilitation programme, which consists of cognitive behavioural therapy (talking therapy), exercise classes and mindfulness sessions...
