South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Teenager’s death linked to national IT system, review suggests

2024-10-28T13:02:00+00:00

The 999 assessment and triage system is being reviewed after the death of a young footballer, which may have highlighted a recurring flaw in the tool.

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Ambulance trusts suffer as calls jump 13% in London

2024-10-24T11:52:00+01:00

Ambulance trusts are battling an extremely tough October with calls in one region up by 13 per cent year-on-year and others struggling with hospital handovers.

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Trust in financial dispute with two ICBs

2024-10-17T12:19:00+01:00

An ambulance trust has warned it may miss financial targets because it has failed to finalise some commissioning contracts halfway through the year.

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NHSE admits ‘urgent’ ambulance target will be missed in capital

2024-09-06T11:40:00+01:00

NHS England has agreed ambulance trusts can meet ‘realistic’ response times for ‘urgent’ ambulance calls including some heart attacks and stroke this winter, citing ‘service pressures, resources and demand’.

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Five trusts join forces on AI and procurement

2024-05-23T11:59:00+01:00

Five ambulance service trusts are forming a group, which will include joint projects on artificial intelligence, and a potential move to standardisation and joint procurement of vehicles.

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Four regions still without extra ambulances promised by NHSE

2024-05-21T04:59:00+01:00

Four regions that successfully bid for dedicated ambulances for mental health patients are still without the specialist vehicles, despite growing concerns the NHS is unable to respond to people in crisis.

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Trusts face paybill hike from rebanding claims

2024-04-24T04:00:00+01:00

Ambulance trusts are facing significantly higher costs as thousands of staff look set to be upgraded to a higher pay band.

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Waiting times focus ‘overshadows misconduct’, finds NHSE review

2024-02-15T12:55:00+00:00

Ambulance trusts have often prioritised capacity and response times over dealing with cases of misconduct, a review of culture in the sector for NHS England has found.

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£38.5m deficit leaves trust needing ‘cash support to continue operations’

2023-09-29T04:00:00+01:00

An ambulance trust is moving from forecasting breakeven at the end of 2023-24 to a £38.5m deficit, and declared it will need to be given extra cash ‘to support continuing operations’.

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Trust sacks seven staff over ‘sexual behaviour’

2023-08-11T03:58:00+01:00

An ambulance trust saw a sharp rise in complaints – and has dismissed seven staff – after overhauling its complaints process, and encouraging people to speak up about sexual behaviour.

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Cyber attack takes out two trusts’ records access

2023-07-25T11:31:00+01:00

Two ambulance trusts have been left without a working electronic patient care record system for a week after a cyber attack affecting its Swedish-based supplier.

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ICB and seven trusts put in ‘recovery’ after refusing to submit balanced financial plan

2023-06-12T05:02:00+01:00

An integrated care board and all seven of its member trusts have been placed into the ‘recovery support programmes’ – formerly known as special measures – by NHS England, after declaring a deficit plan for 2023-24.

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Trusts to share joint chief ahead of breakup

2023-05-11T05:15:00+01:00

Two trusts in the south of England have named a joint chief executive as part of a major reorganisation.

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More trusts vote to strike

2023-02-17T12:24:00+00:00

Staff at another four ambulance services have voted to take strike action in the ongoing dispute over pay, the union Unison has announced.

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Staff at final ambulance trust vote to join strikes

2023-02-08T11:44:00+00:00

Staff at the East of England ambulance trust – the only one to escape strike action so far – have voted to join the industrial action.

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Paramedics not sent to quarter of urgent calls, admits trust

2023-02-02T05:47:00+00:00

Some ambulance trusts are not sending paramedics to up to around a quarter of their most serious calls, according to figures obtained by HSJ.

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‘Inadequate’ trust gets new chief executive

2022-12-12T06:18:00+00:00

An experienced acute hospital executive has been appointed to lead South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.

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Ambulance firm collapses

2022-12-09T12:40:00+00:00

A rapidly-expanding private ambulance firm which was working with two NHS trusts has gone into administration.

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Ambulance strike dates and trusts revealed

2022-12-06T12:47:00+00:00

Thousands of ambulance staff across England will go on strike during the festive period this month in a dispute over pay, three unions have announced.

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Trust criticised for ‘extreme positivity’ and drops two ratings to ‘inadequate’

2022-08-25T04:58:00+01:00

Senior leaders of an ambulance trust have been told their ‘extreme positivity’ has made them appear ‘out of touch’ as the Care Quality Commission downgraded the organisation’s rating to ‘inadequate’.