Staff at final ambulance trust vote to join strikes
Staff at the East of England ambulance trust – the only one to escape strike action so far – have voted to join the industrial action.
‘Marked reduction in pressure’ leads ambulance trust to move from top alert level after 598 days
An ambulance trust is no longer operating under the highest alert level for the first time in 20 months, after the number of calls it receives each day halved and a crucial response time reduced by 95 per cent.
Ex-police chief to chair struggling trust
A former police chief has been appointed chair of England’s most under-pressure ambulance trust.
Exclusive: Ambulance crews urged to conserve oxygen
Ambulance staff are being urged to conserve oxygen supplies because of a national shortage of small cylinders used both on ambulances and in some A&E departments.
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‘Inadequate’ trust gets new chief executive
An experienced acute hospital executive has been appointed to lead South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
Ambulance strike dates and trusts revealed
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.
Four in five trusts yet to reach digitisation target
Only one in five trusts has reached the level of digitisation required by 2025 – more than three years after the target was set, tech chiefs have revealed.
Revealed: Ambulance waits quadruple in handover hotspots
Ambulance waiting times for stroke and suspected heart attacks have quadrupled in four parts of England since before covid-19 – whereas others have only grown by half – underlining the severe impact of long accident and emergency handovers.
Emergency care in ‘dire’ situation as performance plummets over weekend
Several ambulance trusts have moved to the highest level of alert in the wake of severe pressure on emergency services in recent days.
CEO ‘not proud’ as heart attack patients face three-hour ambulance wait
Ambulances are taking more than three hours to respond to patients with suspected heart attacks or strokes across Cornwall, in what is thought to be the worst reported system-level performance so far.
Emergency performance slumps again as covid hits
Emergency care performance has again plunged to near-record lows, despite demand falling compared to the previous month.
Multiple deaths due to care delays highlighted in damning CQC report
Dozens of patients died or suffered ‘severe harm’ after long waits for ambulances during a three-month period in a health system facing ‘extreme pressure’ on its emergency services.
Revealed: Surge in serious incidents caused by ambulance delays
Ambulance trusts are seeing rising numbers of serious incidents resulting from delays in reaching patients, research by HSJ has uncovered.
Ambulance waits hit two hours for heart attacks and strokes
Average waits for an ambulance for stroke and heart attack patients have reached as long as two hours in one region, after a further fall in performance in recent weeks, HSJ can reveal.
Soaring trolley waits spark warnings A&E pressures getting ‘worse and worse’
The number of 12-hour waits in accident and emergency departments rose by 27 per cent in one month to reach record levels in January amid warnings overcrowding is harming an increasing number of patients.
Female ambulance staff subjected to ‘macho and sexualised’ culture
A ‘macho’ culture within ambulance trusts is leading to widespread abuse of female staff.
Thousands of London’s 999 calls answered by other regions
Thousands of calls have been redirected from London’s ambulance trust to providers in other regions in “unprecedented” levels of sustained support, leaked data has revealed.
Ambulance response fastest ever as demand wanes
Ambulance response times were some of the best ever seen last month – as the extra demand imposed by covid-19 had started to diminish and patients called the service less than last year.
Rear admiral to replace long-standing ambulance trust CEO
A former naval officer has been appointed chief executive of South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
Woman’s sepsis death linked to 111 after red flags not recognised
A 73-year-old woman died after the NHS 111 helpline failed to recognise her symptoms as a sign of sepsis, in the latest death linked to the Pathways system.