London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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NewsParamedic named as trust’s permanent CEO
A leading paramedic has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive of an ambulance trust.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Fait accompli
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsWaiting times focus ‘overshadows misconduct’, finds NHSE review
Ambulance trusts have often prioritised capacity and response times over dealing with cases of misconduct, a review of culture in the sector for NHS England has found.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A troubling narrative
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust loses national emergency contract after 13 years
A key part of the NHS’s national emergency response system has been handed to a new trust to run for the next five years.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most-read quality and performance stories of 2023
2024 has arrived, but there’s still time to have a look over the most-read quality and performance stories for the year just gone.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Actually, we’ve coped well
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays soar as winter bites
Ambulance handover delays rose last week with close to 13,000 crews waiting more than an hour to offload patients — marginally more than the comparable week last year.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Why the NHS still buys diesel ambulances
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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NewsExclusive: Paramedics unable to work as recruitment outstrips ambulance numbers
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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NewsExclusive: Dozens of new ambulances delayed after supplier goes bust
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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NewsFormer college president made interim trust chief
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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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The new 2,000
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The capital’s most challenged service
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsA&E handover delays up by a fifth, leak reveals
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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CommentThe way ambulance trusts work has not always delivered, so we’re changing
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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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2023: Staff Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
WINNER London Ambulance Service Trust: Wellbeing Hub
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NewsHospitals to review concrete risks to ‘maintain safety and confidence’
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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NewsHSJ Awards shortlist revealed
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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CommentLeaders must do more to transform the culture within ambulance trusts
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