Welsh Ambulance Service Colleagues Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Two Welsh Ambulance Service colleagues have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, it was announced this evening.Andy Swinburn, the Trust’s Associate Director of Paramedicine, and Sue Owen-Williams, a Nurse Advisor for NHS 111 Wales, have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal. Meanwhile, former Chief Executive Tracy Myhill has also been awarded an OBE for […]
London Ambulance Service Medics Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Two of London Ambulance Service’s most experienced medics have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours announced on Friday evening (11 June 2021). Consultant midwife Amanda Mansfield has been awarded an MBE for ‘Services to Midwifery’ in the latest round of honours, while clinical team manager Jason Morris received a Queen’s Ambulance Medal. Amanda’s MBE comes less than three months after […]
Strategic Head of Resilience Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Simon Swallow, strategic head of emergency preparedness, resilience and response at the North East Ambulance Service, has been awarded the Queen’s Ambulance Medal in the 2021 Birthday Honour’s list. He is the third recipient of the prestigious honour in the North East region. The award is presented to acknowledge distinguished service in the ambulance service and is […]
London Ambulance Service Announces New Appointments to Senior Leadership Team
London Ambulance Service have announced the appointment of two non-executive directors and an associate non-executive director to support its trust board building a world-class ambulance service. Bob Alexander During a career in finance and accounting spanning more than 30 years, Bob Alexander operated at board level across public sector organisations including the NHS, the Civil Service […]
Welsh Ambulance Service Celebrates Volunteers Week’ 2021
The Welsh Ambulance Service spent last week celebrating the work of its volunteers as part of National Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers’ Week (01-07 June) is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. More than 800 volunteers give up their time to support the ambulance service in Wales, including […]
Body Cameras Rolled Out to All North East Stations to Protect Frontline Staff
All frontline ambulance staff at North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) will have access to a body worn camera in a bid to protect them against the rise of incidents of violence and aggression. All NEAS vehicles are fitted with CCTV cameras, but with two thirds of incidents happening away from a vehicle, the service was […]
Pair Commended for Life-Saving Interventions at Car Crash Aftermath
A nurse and her colleague who delivered life-saving first aid in the aftermath of a serious car crash have been commended for their actions. District nurse Joanne Curry and her co-worker Simon Clifford were on shift with the GP out-of-hours service when they came across a one-car collision in Abertillery, where four people had been injured, […]
Port Talbot Supermarket Staff Commended for Quick-Thinking Actions
Supermarket workers who came to the aid of a customer in cardiac arrest have been praised for their quick-thinking actions. Staff at Tesco in Port Talbot gave CPR to a man who had collapsed in the car park and delivered two shocks using the store’s defibrillator before the arrival of an ambulance. Colleagues also made […]
Cardiac Arrest Survivor Thanks “Humble Heroes” For Saving His Life
A 54-year-old man whose heart stopped beating for 21 minutes has thanked London Ambulance Service staff that helped save his life. Nicolas De Santis, a tech entrepreneur, was working at home in his study when he started to feel slight discomfort in his chest which he brushed off as an infection or bad cold. Fortunately […]
Capital Air Ambulance Receives CQC Approval And A Home Office License For Controlled Drugs
Capital Air Ambulance, a division of Pula Aviation Services Limited, has achieved two milestones during April. It has been accredited by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the practice of health and social care services in England and it has been awarded a controlled drugs license by the Home Office. The CQC accreditation acknowledges Capital […]