North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust has appointed Lisa Ward as its first Director of People. With 20 years’ experience of working for the ambulance service and over 30 years’ experience of working in human resources, Lisa has previously held the position of Interim Director of Organisational Development, since 2018. As part of her new… Read more »
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has introduced five new fire appliances with advanced technology to assist firefighters when responding to emergencies. Three are of traditional design with the breathing apparatus mounted in the cab and the remaining two fire appliances will be the first in Wales to utilise the clean cab design, which for… Read more »
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has unveiled a new critical care car, which will allow them to reach more critically ill patients across the region. The charity’s critical care cars are operated alongside the helicopter, and carry the same equipment as the helicopter, bringing the crew and their lifesaving skills to the side of… Read more »
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is launching a ground-breaking digital product – GoodSAM’s Instant On Scene – to enable the public to stream video directly from their smartphones into the SCAS 999 Clinical Coordination Centres (CCC). The system is set to revolutionise triage for the ambulance service, ensuring medics can now see… Read more »
Britten-Norman is designing a modification to install ARTEMIS, an award-winning geo-location and communication tool designed especially for search and rescue operators. The equipment provides a geolocation system that can detect cell phones and communicate with them at distances in excess of 30km. The system can map and locate mobile phones even in areas outside cellular… Read more »
Bristol Uniforms’ new stock styles for structural PPE are proving popular with fire and rescue services around the world, with orders received from Malaysia to Germany to Saudi Arabia, and many customers already putting their new kit through its paces. Launched at the end of last year, the three stock styles (XFlex, Ergotech Action CEN… Read more »
Today, the UK finds itself in a unique position due to the Coronavirus pandemic – we have to adapt to new circumstances at an unprecedented pace, changing the way we work and police in order to respond to COVID-19 swiftly and effectively. Words: Rob Flanagan, Innovation and Knowledge Sharing Manager, Knowledge Research and Practice Unit,… Read more »
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has provided many challenges, not least for the NHS. For its part the UK Civil Air Patrol has risen to this challenge with the provision, to the NHS, of an express air transport delivery service in conjunction with the British Blood Bike despatch riders. These single-pilot air transport flights, which are… Read more »
A pioneering tech system that has revolutionised the way people report crime online is set to be rolled out to all police forces over the coming year – in a bid to make the service fit for its 21st Century purpose. Used by 19 police forces across the country, Single Online Home (SOH) – devised… Read more »
Ruth Lee Ltd has announced a new partnership with VSTEP, the world leading simulation software provider. With this collaboration, Ruth Lee will operate as the official representative of the Response Simulator product in the UK and Ireland markets. Both companies will join forces to help users fill the gap between theoretical and practical real-life training…. Read more »
