All Ambulance articles – Page 40
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NewsNHS South Central chief promises organisational change will be 'last resort'
Organisational change will be a “last resort” for those in the South Central region placed “under review” by the Department of Health, the strategic health authority’s new chief executive has pledged.
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NewsPoor communication 'spreads hospital infections'
A lack of communication between hospitals and care homes is aiding the spread of MRSA and other infections, the Care Quality Commission has claimed.
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NewsWest Midlands trust aims for big reductions in A&E attendance
An assessment of emergency care at a West Midlands hospital has revealed that nine patients had attended accident and emergency 128 times in a three month period.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to maintain business as usual in a swine flu pandemic
A swine flu outbreak could shrink workforces for weeks, but now health organisations can download a tool which helps them plan for business continuity. Daloni Carlisle explains
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NewsAmbulance services: urgent attention for non-emergency care
Complex forces at work in urgent care mean too many costly ambulance trips are being taken by non-emergency patients. Dave West analyses the figures and looks at the explanations
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NewsStudent medics deployed with ambulance crews
Ambulance service bosses have stood by their decision to deploy trainee paramedics with ambulance crews in an attempt to deal with the extra weekend demand.
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NewsDepartment of Health asked to consider increased regulation
Experts calling for “radical” changes to the regulation of NHS workers have asked the Department of Health to consider whether managers could be covered by the proposals.
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NewsLondon Ambulance Service appoints new chair
Richard Hunt has been appointed the new chair of London Ambulance Service trust.
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NewsThree-digit urgent care number proposals published
The government has published plans for a national three-digit number for accessing non-emergency care.
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News
Cost cap on top managers' pay review
A Department of Health shake-up of NHS senior managers’ salaries will only go through if it can be shown not to push up their overall pay bill.
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NewsMinister seeks urgent talks on ambulance cuts
The rural development minister for Northern Ireland has expressed grave concerns about a proposed cut to regional ambulance services.
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NewsLondon stroke and trauma shake-up gets public approval
London’s primary care trusts are claiming a success in their bid to consolidate stroke and trauma services in the capital.
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NewsNHS hospitals to be forced to accept major trauma cases
Regions must earmark hospitals as major trauma centres that can be forced to accept seriously injured patients, the trauma czar has said.
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NewsAmbulance response times below target
Nearly half of England’s ambulance trusts are failing to meet national targets on the time it takes to respond to life threatening emergencies, according to a recent report.
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NewsMonitor costs could double in three years
The cost of regulating foundation trusts will nearly double in the next three years, Monitor anticipates.
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NewsSHA negotiates £124m national NHS Direct contract
NHS East of England has negotiated a £124m contract for services from NHS Direct on behalf of the English NHS.
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NewsEast of England calls in heart czar to quell public outcry
Commissioners in the East of England have called in heart disease czar Roger Boyle following a public outcry over changes to services for people suffering severe heart attacks.
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Community
Barefaced cheek
We all know ambulance work can be tough, but last week a Surrey paramedic was particularly desperate for an after work tipple. After a Tesco worker refused to serve him a bottle of wine on the grounds that he was an emergency services employee in uniform, he stormed out of ...