The IAA has agreed to promote and support the work of Health Practice Associates, who manage a voluntary register for health care workers not covered by statutory registration. IAA Directors were impressed with a presentation from HPA Chair Andy Newton and HPA Chief Executive Grant De Jongh on the scope and processes of the HPA [...]
The Association attended the recent unveiling of the latest CCQ annual "The state of health care and adult care in England 2017/18" . New CCQ Chief Executive Ian Trenholm presented the main findings which confirm that most people in England receive good quality care albeit with variations depending where in the country you live and the type [...]
Life Connections will be on the road again in 2019 with 5 regional conference events at following venues: Harrogate - Thursday March 28, 2019 Edinburgh - Thursday May 16, 2019 (provisional date) Bristol - Thursday June 20, 2019 * Kettering - Thursday 10 October 2019 (provisional date) Stoke on Trent - Thursday 28 March 2019 (provisional date) [...]
The Emergency Services Show returns to Hall 5 at the NEC on the 18th-19th September 2019. If you're involved with providing emergency and similar services, there's no better event in the UK for showcasing your offer or networking with colleagues, suppliers and interested parties. If you're reading this and thinking of exhibiting, why not contact [...]
Following our recent Board meeting the Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Smith as an IAA Director. Jamie has been an Associate Director since October 2017, and working alongside Directors, has been fully involved in our continued growth and success. It's great to see succession planning in action and we'll be seeking [...]
IAA Directors have agreed a Position Statement for Members providing emergency driving, which provides a 'benchmark' for Members. Commenting, Alan Howson (Executive Chairman) said "This is the first Position Statement the Association has published, and affirms what Directors consider best practice for our Members. It also demonstrates our maturity as an organisation to improve standards in [...]
With Member companies in all 4 nations within the UK, the IAA continues to go from strength to strength and influence. Commenting, Alan Howson (Executive Chairman) said "It's been a very challenging couple of years but its very pleasing to see Membership approaching 50 with brilliant support and value added from our growing number of business [...]
IAA forms national PTS Framework Task Group At their recent Board meeting, IAA Directors also agreed to form a national PTS Framework Task Group. The Group will be Co-Chaired by IAA Director Ed Potter and Mark Raisbeck (Managing Director at Falck Medical Services). The first meeting of the Group will be 23th November and will [...]
CQC to extend ratings systems to independent ambulance providers The Department of Health has published its response to the August 2016 consultation on extending CQC ratings to additional providers. The Association welcomes this announcement and has been campaigning for a level playing field with NHS organisations since its creation in 2012, along with regulatio [...]
BBC News has highlighted the increasing incidents of ambulance services conveying bariatric patients and the challenges they face. The report also highlights the changes NHS Ambulance Trusts have made to their vehicle fleets. The Association was approached by BBC South East who were interested to know how the independent ambulance companies were meeting the challenges [...]
