All London Ambulance Service NHS Trust articles – Page 8
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NewsNumber of ambulance staff leaving doubles in five years
The number of frontline staff leaving ambulance services across England has almost doubled in the last five years, analysis by HSJ has found.
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HSJ LocalLondon Ambulance asks CCGs for £27m extra funding
FINANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has asked clinical commissioning groups to contribute more than £27m extra funding to help it recruit more staff and buy new vehicles.
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HSJ LocalCCG set to evaluate 999 pilot scheme
COMMERCIAL: Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group is analysing the findings of a pilot scheme which involved the London Ambulance Service treating some patients in their own homes instead of taking them to hospital.
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SupplementsDelivering value supplement: Clinical innovation case studies
Three top examples of innovation in diabetes
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NewsTrusts forced to look overseas to plug paramedic gaps
Ambulance services across England are looking overseas to fill gaps in their paramedic workforce as trusts grapple with vacancy rates as high as 25 per cent, HSJ research has found.
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NewsAmbulance service chief quits to work for NHS England
The chief executive of London Ambulance Service is to leave the organisation to take up a role at NHS England.
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NewsAmbulance services given extra time to assess patient need
Ambulance services in two areas will be given two minutes longer to assess patient need before sending out a response vehicle, under a pilot scheme announced by the health secretary today.
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NewsA&E performance at all-time low as emergency admissions peak
Hospitals say there is ‘unprecedented’ demand on their emergency services as admissions hit their highest level in 10 years.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow London Ambulance is preparing for winter pressures
Intelligent conveyancing helps to spread the load
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HSJ LocalStrained ambulance service to cut call-outs by 15 per cent
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has announced it will cut the number of emergency calls that receive an ambulance response by 15 per cent, in response to staff shortages and rising demand.
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HSJ LocalConcern over ageing ambulance vehicles and workforce
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has raised concern about the age of its fleet of vehicles and employees, in its latest risk register.
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HSJ Local
Major incident declared at LAS as demand increases
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust declared a major incident on Monday because of intense pressure on the system.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance service launches investigation into alleged exam cheating
London Ambulance Service Trust has launched an external investigation after an anonymous whistleblower alleged that student paramedics had cheated in their final examinations.
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HSJ Local
London Ambulance service challenged on dementia care
Performance: The largest ambulance service in the country has come under pressure from its patients’ representative body to prioritise dementia care.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.04.2014: CQC to launch crisis care inspections in summer
Mental health crisis care is to be put under the spotlight by the Care Quality Commission with a series of targeted inspections later this year, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ Local
Increase in private ambulances causes problems for trust
An increase in the number of private ambulances arriving at Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust’s accident and emergency department has led to “operational difficulties”, the trust has disclosed.
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NewsNHS the second most gay friendly employment sector
The health service is the second most gay friendly employment sector, according to Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance delays after IT blackout
Ambulance callouts were delayed on Christmas Day when London Ambulance Service Trust experienced an IT failure that forced staff to use pen and paper to record 999 calls.