Declaration submitted
The East of England Ambulance Service has submitted its annual declaration to the Healthcare Commission.
Ambulance services are assessed on 24 core standards within these domains, which cover a variety of criteria, as well as the traditional measurements of response times to emergency calls.
Other specific areas also targeted for assessment include pre-hospital thrombolysis, infection control and participation in audits.
Hayden Newton, chief executive of EEAST, said: “We believe that, by the end June, we will have met all of the Healthcare Commission’s core standards for the annual health check.
“This reflects great credit on all our staff, who have worked tremendously hard during a time of tremendous change."
To view the declaration click here.
Hayden Newton to lead service
Hayden Newton has been named the new Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS).
The appointment comes 10
months after Mr Newton stepped into the breach when former Chief
Executive Dr Chris Carney suffered a serious spinal injury.
Dr Carney had to retire in January, and Mr Newton, formerly Chief
Executive of Kent Ambulance Service, is looking forward to leading the
EEAS through a period of great change in the coming years.
Mr Newton, 54, who led the Department of Health’s project on
introducing the new response time standards for ambulance services,
said he was very excited about the huge task of bringing together a
six-county ambulance service.
Saving time, saving lives
From April 1 this year, ambulance services nationwide must reach emergency 999 calls even quicker.The new Call Connect standard is a new way of measuring ambulance response times, and means the clock will start ticking the moment a 999 call is put through to an emergency control centre.
At the moment, ambulance services start the clock only after the patient's location and medical problem are known - which typically takes up to 90 seconds.
However, our key response target of reaching 75% of life-threatening calls within eight minutes will remain the same, only this time it really will mean eight minutes.
The result will be the world's quickest-responding ambulance service.
Click here to download our Call Connect presentation to learn how we aim to tackle this tough new target.
Your ambulance service - the next 5 years
The Trust launched its Strategic Direction for the next five years at its annual general meeting in September.
The
document (left) sets out our vision for the period 2007 to 2012. Among
other things, it focusses on our intended application for Foundation
Trust status, the idea of a single point of access for emergency and
urgent care, and our use of knowledge management.
Click here to download the full document. Any comments can be emailed to engage@eastamb.nhs.uk
First Aid advice on the move
Download our potentially life-saving podcasts and make sure you have the latest first aid advice - at the touch of a clickwheel - thanks to our first aid audio centre.
Click here to download
on to your iPod or any MP3 player seven small audio files from our
audio library.
All the advice provided is up to date and complies with Resuscitation Council guidelines. Everyone hopes that they are never confronted with these situations, but it is far better to be prepared. And the chances are the victim will be somebody close to you.
Want to be a first responder?
We are looking for members of the public to either start or join Community First Responder groups in our region.
To find out more click here.
