Chief Constables of all police forces in England and Wales pledged their support for the Police Covenant which was recently enshrined in law as one of the new measures of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act. Policing is a unique, rewarding, though challenging job, and the Covenant focuses on the health, wellbeing and physical… Read more »
Words: David Morgan FRCS, Consultant Surgeon & CEO, Black Space Technology Ltd Recent events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Manchester Arena Inquiry, have highlighted concerns regarding the pre-hospital ‘care gap’ or ‘therapeutic vacuum’. This is a delay or inadequate provision of medical diagnosis and/or treatment resulting in adverse outcomes. The causes may be… Read more »
Words: Alan Howson, Executive Chairman, Independent Ambulance Association & Vice Chairman, the Health Practice Associates Council. The ambulance sector prides itself on trust, honesty and integrity, absolutes for staff managing the needs of patients (many of them vulnerable) and working with colleagues. The public places their trust in ambulance staff. Paradoxically, this trust attracts offenders*… Read more »
Words: Lee Newman, LFB Drone Team Manager at London Fire Brigade London Fire Brigade (LFB) looked into and implemented a drone capability mainly based on recommendations following the tragic events of the Grenfell Tower fire. From 2017 to 2019 the team and capability was built based on research into what other fire and rescue services… Read more »
Firefighters are used to putting themselves in the line of danger. But as every firefighter will tell you, fire fighting isn’t about taking reckless or unnecessary risks. For a long time the immediate effects of fire and smoke from an incident itself has been considered the primary risk, but we now know that the toxic… Read more »
Words: Catherine Levin It is a truism that innovation can emerge from tragedy. In 1911, the fire that engulfed the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City claimed the lives of 146 workers, mostly young women. Not only did the fire inspire the evolution of US fire codes, but it also captured the imagination of… Read more »
Words: Carl Rees, Head of Communications, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) Violence and aggression by service users against UK ambulance staff is a major challenge for the ambulance sector. In the past year there has been a 17 percent increase in physical assaults alone, and a 39 percent increase over the past five years…. Read more »
