IAA first 2018 Membership certificates issued The first 2018 IAA Membership certificates have been issued to companies who've committed to support the work of the Association for the coming year. 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) [...]
CQC Ratings Consultation CQC has launched the third consultation on their next phase of regulation covering independent healthcare such as ambulance providers, acute hospitals, doctors and clinics, online providers of primary care and substance misuse services. CQC plan to regulate independent healthcare services in a more targeted, responsive and collaborative way, including: • how [...]
CQC Ratings Focus Group Following on from the announcement by the Department of Health in September 2017 to extend the Ratings of providers to include independent ambulance providers, the CQC held a Focus Group meeting in early January. The Association was invited to attend this meeting , during which the CQC sought views on [...]
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 [...]
IAA forms CQC Guidance Task Group At their recent Board meeting, IAA Directors agreed to form a CQC Guidance Task Group to develop guidance for Member companies in preparing for and managing CQC inspections. The Group will be Co-Chaired by IAA Director Andy King and Claire Olohan-Bramley (CQC Registered Manager with BEARS). The first meeting [...]
IAA appoint new Directors We're pleased to announce the appointment of 5 new Directors to the Board, who bring a wealth of experience across a range of provision and scale: Alan Carter (G4S) Andy King (Hearts First Ambulance) Ed Potter (Arriva Transport Solutions) Henry Bilinski (HATS) Jamie Smith (NWPALS) - Associate Director Commenting on the [...]
Care Quality Commission - The state of healthcare in England 2016/17 The Association was invited to the unveiling of the Care Quality Commission's report "The state of healthcare and adult social care in England 2016/17" on 10th October. CCQ Chief Executive Sir David Behan presented the main findings of the report, commissioned by the Department [...]
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 [...]
Emergency Services Show, 20th-21st September, NEC The Emergency Services Show will be returning to the NEC on the 19th-20th September and will be in Hall 5. If you're reading this and thinking of exhibiting, why not contact David Brown at Broden Media and have a conversation about 'early bird' offers.
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 [...]
