All Ambulance articles – Page 3
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CommentAmbulance volunteers are no longer a ‘nice to have’
Joe Crook highlights the crucial yet often overlooked role of ambulance volunteers, who not only respond to emergencies but also support community health and reduce pressures on hospitals
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News400-metre ambulance journey prompts trust to change rules
A community trust has lifted restrictions on its district nurses visiting one of its own wards, to prevent the unit calling ambulances to transport patients 400 metres.
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News‘Inadequate’ trust told to ensure it listens to staff
An ambulance trust has been told it needs to go further in its drive to improve, including that it listens to staff feedback.
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NewsTrust chair leaves after less than a year in post
An ambulance trust chair is leaving after just 10 months to take up an as-yet-unspecified executive role elsewhere in the NHS.
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News20% of corporate jobs to go in cost-cutting restructure
An ambulance trust is reducing the number of posts in its corporate directorates by 20 per cent.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Winter returns with a vengeance
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsAmbulance handover delays hit record high
Long ambulance handover delays hit record levels in the past week as the winter crisis in the NHS reached its height.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Jeremy Hunt on how we can save 13,500 lives
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsTrust warns of ‘catastrophic’ delays as NHSE provides £10m cash boost
An ambulance trust has been given an extra £10m by NHS England to cover the cost of A&E handover delays that took place in the first six months of 2024-25.
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NewsTrust appoints sector’s only minority ethnic CEO
A longstanding executive has been appointed to lead an ambulance service, making him the sector’s only chief executive with a minority ethnic background.
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NewsAmbulance response time hits two-year low
Ambulance response times for incidents including elderly people falling rose to the highest level in two years in November.
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NewsPlan for first ambulance group revealed
Two ambulance trusts are planning to form a group next year.
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NewsNHS enters winter with ambulance delays almost double those in 2023
The time spent by ambulances stuck outside A&Es waiting to hand over patients has nearly doubled since last year, the first NHS “winter situation report” has revealed.
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NewsAmbulance trust cuts hours on the road to curb deficit
One of the worst performing ambulance services in England is deliberately restricting the number of crews it puts on the road ahead of winter because of its financial problems.
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NewsAmbulance response times soar
Ambulance trusts are coming under severe pressure this week with typical waits reaching two hours for category 2 calls in the West Midlands this morning.
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NewsNHSE accused of cutting action to protect staff from violence
A union has accused NHS England of trying to save money at the expense of reducing violence against healthcare staff, as several national initiatives face the axe.
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NewsAlert over steep rise in handover delays
An ambulance trust is warning that delays handing patients over to hospitals have “significantly deteriorated” in the past two months, with one waiting nearly 20 hours.
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CommentThe 'three shifts' are already happening
Moving care from hospital to community, implementing digital transformation, and shifting from treatment to prevention are the three shifts being led by NHS trusts to mitigate the challenges in how care is delivered, writes Emily Gibbons
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NewsTeenager’s death linked to national IT system, review suggests
The 999 assessment and triage system is being reviewed after the death of a young footballer, which may have highlighted a recurring flaw in the tool.
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NewsAmbulance trusts suffer as calls jump 13% in London
Ambulance trusts are battling an extremely tough October with calls in one region up by 13 per cent year-on-year and others struggling with hospital handovers.