Emergency vehicle manufacturer, Venari Group, has commenced the production of an undisclosed volume of military grade ambulances which will be imminently deployed to Ukraine to support the brave medics working on the frontline. The Ukrainian Embassy in London contacted Venari’s CEO, Oliver North, through local MP Andrew Percy just last week, and following a thorough… Read more »
The Scottish Ambulance Service has been provided with £1.6m by the Scottish Government over the last three years as part of its Mental Health Strategy. The funding has supported mental health care initiatives, including establishing and staffing mental health triage cars, and boosting the care and support offered to individuals and communities. This investment supports… Read more »
Firefighters and police officers have been recognised for the important part they played in supporting vulnerable patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. A team from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) and Hampshire Constabulary were on hand to pick up the Best Emergency Services Collaboration award for their work in intensive care… Read more »
London Ambulance Service has secured £16.6m in funding to purchase new greener vehicles – set to make it the NHS trust with the largest electric response fleet in the country. The significant investment, £10m of which will come from the North West London ICS (Integrated Care System), will be used to purchase 225 new vehicles… Read more »
Cardiff-based connectivity specialist Excelerate Technology is leading the consortium on one of the most exciting projects ever undertaken on behalf of NHS ambulance services; a €5.7m initiative co-funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) ARTES 5G Strategic Programme Line (SPL) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to create the prototype for pioneering an always connected… Read more »
Fire and ambulance services in the West Midlands can now access real-time encrypted video and audio transmission from emergency incidents across the region, supported by the National Police Air Service. Radio frequency (RF) technology provider, Enterprise Control Systems (ECS), has announced that West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service will implement its data-receiver… Read more »
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) has partnered with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) to create a new pre-hospital module for Airway Matters – the trust’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which, since launching in 2020, has attracted over 30,000 learners from 165 countries. The new module – which is the… Read more »
The board of London’s Air Ambulance Charity has announced the appointment of Bob Forsyth as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Bob has been a trustee of the Charity since 2017, leading the establishment of the board’s Audit and Risk Committee and chairing it for over four years. Bob is a Senior Assurance… Read more »
The Chair of the London Ambulance Service (LAS), Heather Lawrence OBE, has announced the permanent appointment of Daniel Elkeles as the trust’s Chief Executive. Daniel joined LAS in August 2021 on secondment, and following a competitive recruitment process that concluded on 27 January, has now been appointed substantively. Heather Lawrence OBE, Trust Chair, said, “I… Read more »
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 »
