London Ambulance Service has announced a £14.2m investment in its Make Ready service – the team of staff who work around the clock to re-stock, re-fuel and deep clean ambulances at the end of a busy shift – in a move that will improve pay and benefits for these vital staff members and allow for… Read more »
Fifty-five new emergency ambulances will take to the North West’s roads before the end of January 2022, replacing older vehicles in the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) fleet. The emergency vehicles are greener and more efficient than their predecessors. Built to Euro 6 standards, they produce fewer harmful pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides, Carbon Monoxide, hydrocarbons… Read more »
Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its new £750m decarbonisation framework. 50 specialist firms, including SMEs and multinational suppliers, are on the four-year framework which features ‘Lot 2 Decarbonisation of Public & Education Buildings (worth up to £250 million)’ developed for the blue light sector to access, as… Read more »
VCS, one of the UK’s leading ambulance conversion specialists, has achieved the highest combined score of all bidders in the new NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Framework Agreement for Ambulance and Specialist Vehicle Conversions. Assessed on its technical ability, exceptional quality and financial offers, the Bradford-based manufacturer is now positioned at the top of the framework…. Read more »
A life-saving training aid has been produced in four additional languages to help more people learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust launched the Pillow Partner last year as a simple, effective and inexpensive way of learning how to save the life of someone in cardiac arrest. And now the… Read more »
Vicki Brown, Advanced Practitioner in Critical Care at Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, has become the first person in the country to get on the Faculty of Pre Hospital Care (FPHC) Register of Consultant (Level 8) Practitioners by qualifying from a purely, paramedic background. She is also the first female paramedic on the list. This… Read more »
Thanks to the HELP Appeal, BASICS Devon, a network of volunteer doctors, who support the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust at emergency incidents, has launched its very own rapid response vehicle to support its emergency responders across Devon. BASICS Devon is one of a national network of 32 regional schemes across the UK,… Read more »
The winners of the prestigious Air Ambulances UK Awards of Excellence 2021, sponsored by BMW Group, have been announced at a special ceremony. Inspiring air ambulance charity crew members, leaders, teams, volunteers and fundraisers from across the UK have been recognised for their outstanding contributions towards helping to save the lives of people in need… Read more »
Emergency services across each of the home nations have committed to a uniform approach to supporting the mental health of their emergency responder workforce. In a UK first, The Chief Officers of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, National Fire Chiefs Council and Association of Ambulance Chief Executives have made a public pledge on behalf of… Read more »
The Welsh Ambulance Service has introduced new technology to better support victims of domestic violence. Live Fear Free is a 24/7 helpline for women, children and men experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence or other forms of violence against women. It is a main point of contact in Wales to access support, information, safety-planning, advocacy, refuge… Read more »
