All Ambulance articles – Page 36
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HSJ Local
Franchise option was considered for GWAS
STRUCTURE: NHS South West considered franchising out Great Western Ambulance Service after it became apparent the organisation would not achieve foundation trust status.
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NewsAmbulance responses 'vary' in elderly fall cases
There are wide differences in how UK ambulance services respond to 999 calls from elderly people who have fallen, research suggests.
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HSJ Local
EoE ambulance performance hit by hospital delays
PERFORMANCE: Delays at hospital are causing East of England Ambulance Service Trust to miss performance targets.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance trust FT application at risk
STRUCTURE: The East of England Ambulance Service could have to withdraw its application to become a foundation trust if it fails to meet a key performance target for this quarter.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance trust signs up to green scheme
FINANCE: The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has signed up to an ambitious carbon reduction plan which commits it to reducing emissions by 30 per cent by March 2016.
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NewsAcute strain causes hundreds of emergency admission delays
A lack of hospital capacity is being blamed for regular blockages in emergency departments, after data released exclusively to HSJ revealed patients have already spent hundreds of hours stuck outside hospitals in ambulances this year.
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NewsEmergency services to stage Olympics incident drill
The emergency services will practise their response to a major incident during the London 2012 Games when a large scale exercise is staged this week.
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HSJ Local
North Middlesex University Hospital reports A&E problems in December
PERFORMANCE: An increase in emergency cases delivered by ambulance is thought to be one of the reasons for NMUH missing the A&E target for December.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: London lost over 70 emergency calls after clocks went back
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust lost dozens of 999 calls after an IT problem caused by the switch from British Summer Time, it has been revealed.
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HSJ Local
North West PTS contracts to be opened up
COMMERCIAL: Contracts for patient transport services in the North West are to be procured on a primary care trust cluster-basis after warnings the existing regional arrangement may break competition rules.
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NewsFire service to discuss sharing ambulance stations
Fire authority leaders are to discuss a report suggesting that millions of pounds could be saved if fire stations were shared with the ambulance service.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: hundreds waited hours for ambulances after software failure
PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of patients waited hours for ambulances in London when call handlers were forced to rely on pen and paper for 15 hours during a software failure, a report seen by HSJ has revealed.
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NewsJobs created as Scottish ambulance dispute resolved
The Scottish Government is to create 150 jobs in the Scottish Ambulance Service following the resolution of a long-running dispute over working hours.
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HSJ Local
South Western Ambulance fails target in Somerset
PERFORMANCE: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is reaching fewer life threatening calls within the eight minute target in Somerset than any of the other four counties it covers.
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NewsMet police drive demand for ambulances
Ambulances are being despatched unnecessarily tens of thousands of times a year at the request of police officers in London, a new report has found.
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NewsService delays arose despite 'good natured' strike
The NHS managed to keep many services running throughout last Wednesday’s national strike but ambulance services were significantly affected in some areas.
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NewsLondon Ambulance Service calls in police support during strike
Police helped ambulances attending emergencies last night after thousands of NHS workers went on strike over public sector pensions.
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NewsAmbulance services to move on to tariff
Ambulance services have insisted a move from block contracts to tariff will not increase activity at acute hospitals.
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NewsMinister: eight-minute ambulance target could be eased
The Department of Health is considering adding up to a minute to the ambulance response time target for life-threatening calls in an attempt to use resources more efficiently.
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NewsPatients in rural areas 'lost out' under targets
The outcomes focus of the new ambulance clinical indicators will help improve services for patients in rural areas, according to a new report by the Ambulance Service Network.