An interesting and concerning point raised by the research was that staff felt they were not equipped appropriately to deal with intoxicated individuals, with 50% noting that they felt they lacked the...
The implementation of the Ambulance Response Programme was announced by NHS England (2017b) in July, following recommendations by the NHS England National Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh,...
Every year in accordance with section 13A(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c.41), as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), the Secretary of State must publish a mandate...
The Hot Zone Working Project had been in operation since 2004 and was slowly but surely gathering its evidence on behalf of the Ambulance Service Association. At the same time, a Multi-Agency Initial...
The UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines 2016 will be available in a number of formats, including a brand new interactive app, iCPG UK Ambulance Services..
‘It is the sheer magnitude of these events which is driving growth rather than the underlying background growth due to demographic change, and slow incremental increase in the use of emergency...
According to SA Health (2015b), challenging behaviour with the potential to physically or psychologically harm another person can occur anywhere but tends to take place more commonly in cases where...
As part of their job, ambulance workers perform many tasks that expose them to musculoskeletal risks, including adopting awkward postures (Doormaal et al, 1995; Ferreira and Hignett, 2005); moving...
