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Report: ‘Little evidence’ to suggest merging fire services and EMS is a good idea
A third-party consultant is advising the city of Toronto against merging its fire department and paramedic service in an effort to cut costs. A...
College of Paramedics urge grave caution of over rescue services merger
The College of Paramedics is urging considerable caution over contents of yesterday’s report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Homeland Security, which recommends that...
Ambulance services: Rise in number of patients treated entirely at the scene
New figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show in 2012-13 almost two million patients were treated at the scene by...
QUEEN’S AMBULANCE MEDALS ANNOUNCED IN QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST
The third set of recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal for Distinguished Service were announced in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours...
NARU SHOWS INTEROPERABILITY AT ITS BEST WITH SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF EXERCISE AMBER
Feedback from observers at the National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU)-organised Exercise Amber 2 has revealed it to be one of the largest and most significant ambulance-led...
Emergency care and emergency services 2013 – Foundation Trust Network Report
A&E pressures look set to increase next winter, according to a new survey of NHS trusts by the Foundation Trust Network, which shows that...
‘Talking’ emergencies with deaf, deafened & hard of hearing people
Frontline ambulance staff have spent time with local people discussing the services provided by East Midlands Ambulance Service with the aim of better understanding...
RUNNING PARAMEDIC RECEIVES QUEEN’S HONOUR
Staffordshire Paramedic, Ray Edensor has been presented with a Queens Ambulance Service Medal at Buckingham Palace. Ray received the honour on Tuesday 21st May...
BIRMINGHAM PRISON PRAISES PARAMEDICS
Prison officers from two of the largest prisons in the country swapped the prison wing for the football pitch this week to show their...
Registration still open for 2013 Ambulance Leadership Forum
The leading forum for Ambulance Services Although it now falls under the remit of the AACE, the Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF) continues to be...
