Ambulance Trusts
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Latest ambulance trust news
London ambulance rates well in Stonewall index
WORKFORCE: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
Unite complains about Yorkshire Ambulance Service proposals
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has complained about service changes planned by Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
SE Ambulance trust in list of gay friendly employers
WORKFORCE: The South East Coast Ambulance Service has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
East of England ambulance seeks new chief executive
East of England Ambulance Service Trust is seeking a new chief executive, and is expecting to pay £145,000.
Hunt approves South West ambulance merger
STRUCTURE: Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has approved South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust’s takeover of Great Western Ambulance Service.
Leicestershire 999 calls up 30 per cent
The number of emergency 999 calls in Leicestershire has jumped 30 per cent in the first three weeks of December, according to the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
SE ambulance service reports New Year calls up 20pc
PERFORMANCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust handled in excess of four calls a minute on a busier than ever New Year’s Eve.
Activity well above plan at Great Western
FINANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has identified a risk of non-payment for activity of £1.5m.
NW Ambulance service hits category A8 target
PERFORMANCE: The ambulance trust hit its target in October for the proportion of “Category A” calls responded to within eight minutes, but missed the target for calls that must be responded to within 19 minutes.
South West ambulance trust merger approved
STRUCTURE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has approved South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust’s acquisition of Great Western Ambulance Service.
Report says LAS wrongly bringing stroke cases to West Middlesex
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital has written to the Lonsdon Ambulance Service over “a number” of cases where patients should have been taken to a hyper acute stroke unit but were instead taken to West Middlesex.
London Ambulance Service 'submits financial recovery plan to NHS London'
FINANCE: A report to the board of NHS North West London said the London Ambulance Service is running a deficit of £781,000 at month six of the financial year.
Ambulance trust probes Norfolk service
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust is to launch an independent review into its operations in Norfolk.
Ambulance FT plans third 'Make Ready Centre'
STRUCTURE: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has submitted a planning application to create a third purpose built Make Ready Centre.
Emerging pressures spotted in Berkshire ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: The Berkshire primary care trust cluster has reported “emerging pressures” emerging in ambulance services.
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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 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
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Ambulance service revises controversial savings plan
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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East of England ambulance service defends service reorganisation
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EoE ambulance trust needs to up game on rural response times
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 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
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Ambulance chief: savings targets will be missed until urgent care improves
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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London Ambulance performance on life threatening calls falls sharply in run up to Olympics
North East
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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
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Joint working to prevent falls could save cash
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NHS Direct staff uncertain over future as 111 deals pick up pace
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North East Ambulance Service becomes FT
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Newcastle FT consultant made director of cancer network
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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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
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Surrey backs reforms ahead of public health push
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South East Coast Ambulance Service appoints new chair
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Seventeen South East Coast provider contracts signed off late
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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Unite complains about Yorkshire Ambulance Service proposals
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service appoints two directors
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London has best cardiac arrest survival rate in England
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Ambulance service partnership wins 111 in Yorkshire
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Yorkshire Ambulance begins foundation status consultation
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Yorkshire Ambulance to submit for FT status in June
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Yorkshire ambulance top team reshuffle
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Twenty-two contracts signed off late in Yorkshire and the Humber
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Yorkshire ambulance trust faces 9.6 per cent savings
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Yorkshire ambulance plan to improve response times
