All Ambulance articles – Page 6
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NewsNHSE admits ‘urgent’ ambulance target will be missed in capital
NHS England has agreed ambulance trusts can meet ‘realistic’ response times for ‘urgent’ ambulance calls including some heart attacks and stroke this winter, citing ‘service pressures, resources and demand’.
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NewsRevealed: the impact of the North Bristol model across 40 trusts
Trusts which have adopted controversial “North Bristol-style” continuous flow models have seen mixed results, with the approach contributing to worsening performance in some places, research by HSJ suggests.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Why electrifying ambulances means less can go wrong
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsRevealed: the trusts with the worst summer A&E handover delays
Patients stuck in ambulances queuing outside A&Es have waited an average of over two hours at two trusts this summer, data published for the first time reveals.
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NewsRevealed: Three-fold variation in emergency response time by ICS
A threefold variation in ambulance response for serious, urgent conditions has been revealed in new figures.
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NewsTrust refuses to share full data with ICBs, citing ‘counter terrorism’ concerns
An ambulance trust with some of England’s worst handover delays has refused to share some patient data with local partners on the grounds the information relates to “counter terrorism and other sensitive” details.
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NewsFaster pay rises for Band 8 and 9s under new framework
Band 8 and 9 NHS staff would see quicker pay growth under proposals to be considered by the NHS Staff Council.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: 48,000 hours stuck in an ambulance
This week we discuss the ongoing harm done by long ambulance handover delays and what the new government must do to address this problem.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays still harming tens of thousands each month
Tens of thousands of patients are still suffering harm from delays in ambulance handovers to emergency departments, despite a concerted effort to tackle the problem, figures seen by HSJ indicate.
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CommentThree quick wins the NHS can secure at almost no cost
These quick wins can help the NHS restore public confidence within this Parliament, despite the financial constraints, says London Ambulance Service chief executive Daniel Elkeles.
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NewsFormer chief constable named chair of trust
A former chief constable has been appointed to chair an ambulance trust which has seen huge response time delays in recent years.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts forced to dismiss overseas staff shortly after hiring them
Two NHS trusts have been forced to dismiss multiple staff from a cohort recruited from overseas, leading to a row over assurance of their qualifications, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStreeting commits to hit four-hour target in first term
Wes Streeting has reiterated Labour’s commitment to hitting all the NHS’s headline performance standards in its first term, including the four-hour A&E target, if it wins power.
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NewsProgress on 65-week cases stalls as waiting list rises
The number of 65-week waiters has risen back up to more than 50,000, halting six consecutive months when the cohort was falling, NHS England’s monthly data shows.
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NewsBullying still on the rise at troubled trust
An ambulance trust with a long history of cultural problems saw the proportion of staff reporting being bullied or harassed increase in 2023.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The public care, but what about politicians?
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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NewsPatient violence against staff falls to five-year low
The proportion of NHS staff who have experienced physical violence from patients has fallen to its lowest levels in five years, according to the latest survey data.
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NewsRevealed: Four-fold rise in emergency care deaths
The number of coroner warnings issued last year which were linked to a lack of capacity in emergency care was around four times that seen before covid.
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NewsFive trusts join forces on AI and procurement
Five ambulance service trusts are forming a group, which will include joint projects on artificial intelligence, and a potential move to standardisation and joint procurement of vehicles.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief takes over ICB ‘in recovery’
A CEO who has stabilised a struggling ambulance trust is leaving to take over an integrated care board with major finance and performance problems.