Colleagues are being encouraged throughout the month to share their Freedom to Speak Up pledges. Staff and volunteers have the option to share their...
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SECAmb pair receive prestigious national awards
A dedicated volunteer SECAmb Community First Responder, (CFR), and Paramedic Practitioner, (PP), have been presented with prestigious national awards at this year’s Ambulance Leadership...
Spotlight on AACE’s Anti-Racism promises: October 2023
My name is Josh, and I am currently a third-year student studying to become a paramedic at Anglia Ruskin University. Throughout my three-year degree...
AACE publishes 2022-23 Annual Report
The year included the highs of the Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II, followed shortly after by her sad passing. Both big events for...
AACE welcomes publication of Acute Behavioural Disturbance consensus statement
“The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives welcome the publication of the consensus statement related to what is currently termed Acute Behavioural Disturbance. The statement...
SCAS and partners win ‘Highly Commended’ at HSJ Patient Safety Awards
Following a rigorous round of written submissions and presentations to the Health Service Journal (HSJ) judges earlier in the year, we are excited to...
Cutting-edge hybrid cars helping to improve London’s air and provide excellent patient care
New hybrid cars are driving forward London Ambulance Service’s ambition to provide care for patients using the greenest fleet of response vehicles anywhere in...
North East Ambulance Service achieves ENEI Gold Award for a third year
The Trust, which employs more than 3,000 people, it has retained the gold employer status, one of 15 organisation nationally to achieve this. It rewards...
Multi-agency exercise to test emergency response at Camber Sands
SECAmb staff will be joined by teams from partner organisations as emergency response plans to a major incident are tested at Camber Sands, East...
New report warns there is no room for complacency over hospital handover delays that continue to cause significant harm to patients
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) has published a new report charting the major increase in the frequency and length of hospital handover...
Ambulance service research aims to support callers experiencing loneliness
North East Ambulance Service have collaborated on a research project with Northumbria University that aims to inform new guidance for ambulance trusts supporting people...
Brave LAS paramedic recalls shocking moment patient sexually assaulted her in BBC One documentary
A paramedic at London Ambulance Service has described the horrifying night when a patient she was caring for turned on her. Charlotte Miller tells...