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Exclusive: Paramedics unable to work as recruitment outstrips ambulance numbers

2023-11-23T12:33:00+00:00

Up to 50 ambulance crews are unable to go out on the road in London every day because the service does not have enough vehicles for its increasing workforce, HSJ can reveal.

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Exclusive: Dozens of new ambulances delayed after supplier goes bust

2023-11-21T12:54:00+00:00

The delivery of more than 100 new ambulances to the NHS could be delayed ahead of winter after the company paid to supply them went into administration, HSJ has learned.

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Former college president made interim trust chief

2023-11-21T05:25:00+00:00

England’s first ambulance trust chief paramedic and quality officer has been appointed as the interim chief executive at South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.

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London Eye: The new 2,000

2023-11-08T12:00:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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London Eye: The capital’s most challenged service

2023-10-25T12:00:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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A&E handover delays up by a fifth, leak reveals

2023-10-17T04:00:00+01:00

Hours lost to ambulance handover delays shot up by nearly a quarter last month amid growing fears about the pressure on ambulance services going into winter, according to figures seen by HSJ.

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The way ambulance trusts work has not always delivered, so we’re changing

2023-09-27T11:28:00+01:00

London Ambulance Service Trust’s CEO Daniel Elkeles discusses the trust’s new five-year strategy and the three missions it aims to achieve

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Hospitals to review concrete risks to ‘maintain safety and confidence’

2023-09-05T11:30:00+01:00

NHS boards have been told to obtain extra assurance around the risks to unsafe concrete beams in their estate, following the sudden closure of school buildings.

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HSJ Awards shortlist revealed

2023-08-14T12:54:00+01:00

The shortlist for the 2023 HSJ Awards – including the six providers vying to be “trust of the year” – was announced today.

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Leaders must do more to transform the culture within ambulance trusts

2023-08-11T11:54:00+01:00

Sir Julian Hartley writes about the ambulance sector within the NHS facing challenges of staff wellbeing, cultural cohesion, and operational performance and how compassionate leadership, teamwork, and positive workplace culture are essential for addressing these issues and improving patient care

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Ambulance trust expands NHS 111 footprint in ‘good deal for patients’

2023-08-07T04:16:00+01:00

London Ambulance Service Trust will be providing NHS 111 services across the capital after winning a contract for the one remaining area where it did not have any involvement.

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London Eye: Trusts wobble on consultant pay demand

2023-06-07T10:46:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Trust top team was ‘least cohesive I’ve ever joined’, says new CEO

2023-05-26T04:23:00+01:00

A review into how a reporting error came about has uncovered tension among an ambulance trust’s previous senior leaders, including that its new CEO felt it was ‘the least cohesive team I have ever joined’.

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London Eye: What’s in Caroline Clarke’s in-tray?

2023-05-24T12:30:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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London Eye: Definitely not about money – the Gordon mystery

2023-03-29T11:19:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Thousands of English NHS 999 calls answered in Wales

2023-03-21T12:44:00+00:00

Thousands of 999 calls are being transferred to the Welsh Ambulance Service because they are taking more than five minutes to answer in England, HSJ can reveal.

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‘Significant escalation’ in strike action, warns ambulance chief

2023-03-02T18:25:00+00:00

Ambulance chiefs have warned of a ‘significant escalation’ in the strike action being planned by unions next week – saying the flexibilities that helped deal with previous walk-outs will no longer be available.

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London Eye: Where’s the harm?

2023-02-15T13:20:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Staff at final ambulance trust vote to join strikes

2023-02-08T11:44:00+00:00

Staff at the East of England ambulance trust – the only one to escape strike action so far – have voted to join the industrial action.