Ambulance Trusts
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Latest ambulance trust news
East of England Ambulance Service Trust upgrades fleet
FINANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust is investing nearly £17m on its vehicle fleet, the trust has announced.
North East Ambulance reports 300 day handover waits
PERFORMANCE: Ambulances spent nearly 300 days waiting outside hospitals to hand over responsibility for patients in the last quarter of 2012-13, the board of the North East Ambulance Service Foundation Trust heard.
North East ambulance service plan opposed by union members
WORKFORCE: Plans to reshape ambulance services in the North East are facing opposition from unions.
London Ambulance Service given £15m funding boost
WORKFORCE: Commissioners in London have agreed to invest an additional £15m in London Ambulance Service due to rising demand, just two years after the trust announced plans to shed almost 900 posts.
Ipswich appoints finance director
WORKFORCE: East of England Ambulance Trust finance director Paul Scott is leaving to take up a post at Ipswich Hospital Trust.
Ambulance handovers concern in Dorset
PERFORMANCE: The latest board papers from Dorset CCG warn that ambulance handovers continue to” cause concern” across NHS Bournemouth and Poole and NHS Dorset where it says a number of one hour delays are reported frequently.
Patient transport penalties for Yorkshire ambulance trust
FINANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust faces losing a quarter of a million pounds in the 2012-13 financial year for not meeting key targets on its patient transport service.
Bad weather issues for Yorkshire ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: Bad weather on one day and two days of very high demand pulled down performance against the eight-minute target at Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
NE ambulances launch triage safety review
PERFORMANCE: A review of the triaging of calls is to be carried out by North East Ambulance Service Foundation Trust after six serious incidents involved triaging were reported between November and February.
Yorkshire ambulance drivers to go on strike
WORKFORCE: Ambulance drivers and other health workers were due to strike today (Tuesday) in a bitter row over savings and union recognition.
East of England ambulance chair resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of troubled East of England Ambulance Service Trust has resigned with immediate effect.
South East Ambulance deals with more patients over phone
SERVICES: A new method of triaging and responding to calls to the ambulance service has seen more patients dealt with over the phone – but has not always been popular with patients.
Winter complaints surge for South East Ambulance
PERFORMANCE: December and January saw a dramatic increase in complaints about South East Coast Ambulance Service with a rise to 60 compared to 33 in the same period last year.
South East Coast uses own care staff to reduce handover delays
PERFORMANCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has started using its own staff to look after cohorts of suitable patients at hospitals to free ambulance crews to respond to other calls – rather than taking patients to other, less busy, hospitals.
Northumberland ambulance performance problems
PERFORMANCE: The NHS North of Tyne board has been warned over “deteriorations in performance” over recent months in ambulance response times particularly within the Northumberland Care trust area.
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East Midlands
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Leicestershire 999 calls up 30 per cent
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Dozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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East Midlands Ambulance Service relaunches FT consultation
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EMAS challenges PTS procurement process
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EMAS appoints new chief executive
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Chief exec leaves underperforming ambulance trust
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Fine trusts and hospitals more for data breaches, says information chief
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Northampton General sets toughest QIPP plans in region
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East Midlands Ambulance Service failing on three of four targets
East of England
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East of England Ambulance Service Trust upgrades fleet
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Ipswich appoints finance director
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East of England ambulance chair resigns
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Chief executive sent in to troubleshoot East of England ambulance
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East of England ambulance seeks new chief executive
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Monitor delays FT bids due to quality concerns
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
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Ambulance trust probes Norfolk service
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Herts hospital bids to cut energy costs
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Ambulance chief retires amidst union anger
Great Western
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Hunt approves South West ambulance merger
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Activity well above plan at Great Western
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South West ambulance trust merger approved
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
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Great Western struggles for chemo capacity
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South West ambulance merger gets the go ahead
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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South West Ambulance FT seeks opportunities in Hampshire
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CCP to investigate ambulance merger
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Franchise option was considered for GWAS
London
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London Ambulance Service given £15m funding boost
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London Ambulance Service Trust asks commissioners for more funding
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London Ambulance Service Trust performance buckles in December
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London ambulance rates well in Stonewall index
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Report says LAS wrongly bringing stroke cases to West Middlesex
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
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London Ambulance Service 'submits financial recovery plan to NHS London'
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Patients left until the 'last five minutes' of four-hour target
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London Ambulance appoints new chief executive
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London Ambulance Service pilots scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E
North East
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North East Ambulance reports 300 day handover waits
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North East ambulance service plan opposed by union members
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NE ambulances launch triage safety review
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Northumberland ambulance performance problems
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
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NHS 111 switch will be a 'big bang'
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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection
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111 redundancy cost fears mount
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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NE ambulance service below target in rural areas
North West
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NW Ambulance service hits category A8 target
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NW Ambulance Service's FT bid submitted to health secretary
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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North West London Hospitals and Ealing Hospital merger to cost £30.4m
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NW Ambulance Service begins trauma investment ahead of funding agreement
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NW ambulance service hits 'red' call target for first time
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DH due to reconsider NWAS foundation trust bid this week
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NW ambulance service blames 'protracted' contract negotiations for performance dip
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Ambulance service adopts TETRA Messenger for first responders
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‘High level’ risk to NWAS if funding for investment plan not renewed
South Central
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Emerging pressures spotted in Berkshire ambulance service
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Berkshire East releases reserves to hit surplus target
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Central Southern CSU set to appoint MD
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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High activity levels put SCAS under strain
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Alarm over South Central Ambulance response times
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Preferred providers for NHS 111 announced in the south west
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How to make equality and diversity a central part of your organisation
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South Central Ambulance achieves FT status
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Safety award for South Central Ambulance
South East Coast
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South East Ambulance deals with more patients over phone
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Winter complaints surge for South East Ambulance
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South East Coast uses own care staff to reduce handover delays
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SE Ambulance trust in list of gay friendly employers
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SE ambulance service reports New Year calls up 20pc
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Ambulance FT plans third 'Make Ready Centre'
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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Emergency services feel strain of telephone trial
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New ambulance prep centre opened
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Kent, Surrey and Sussex NHS 111 provider named
South Western
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South West ambulance trust merger approved
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
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Cornwall redesigns services for isolated communities
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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Emergency services feel strain of telephone trial
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NHS 111 preferred provider pulls out
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Preferred providers for NHS 111 announced in the south west
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South Western Ambulance fails target in Somerset
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First ambulance trusts achieve FT status
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South Western Ambulance Service wins one and loses one
West Midlands
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Monitor delays FT bids due to quality concerns
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Hospital sacks four workers over death outside A&E
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Police investigate 11 NHS staff after A&E death
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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Paramedic sacked after hospital A&E death
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Emergency services feel strain of telephone trial
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Hospital and paramedic staff suspended after A&E death
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Ambulance handovers miss target in Birmingham and Solihull
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West Mids volunteers respond to 999 calls
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Assaults on paramedics increase
Yorkshire
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Patient transport penalties for Yorkshire ambulance trust
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Bad weather issues for Yorkshire ambulance service
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Yorkshire ambulance drivers to go on strike
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Strike threat at Yorkshire Ambulance Service
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Yorkshire Ambulance sees 12 per cent demand growth
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Collaboration will improve the ambulance service
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Union claims it has been derecognised for expressing concern
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South West ambulance appoints new medical director
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Unite complains about Yorkshire Ambulance Service proposals
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service appoints two directors
