We were pleased to welcome Karl Demian (Chief Executive of The Ambulance Staff Charity, TASC to our recent Board meeting. Karl briefed Directors on the work of TASC and the tremendous amount of support they provide to the ambulance community, independent, NHS and voluntary staff. Formed in 2015, TASC brought together several bodies under one [...]
Over 50 people attended the first in our series of Be Curious webinars led by Dave Blain, the UK’s foremost expert on sexual safety and safeguarding in the ambulance sector. Incredibly insightful and thought-provoking throughout. We challenged attendees to reflect on their current policies and approach to staff recruitment and monitoring, to mitigate against offenders [...]
The Care Quality Commission has published their State of Care Report 2020-21, which covers the many challenges and consequences of the Covid pandemic. The impact on those working in the health and social care is recognised, particularly the toll it's had on the workforce. The vacancy rate within the sector is rising to alarming levels, [...]
The Independent Ambulance Association is happy to support Trauma Care, a registered Charity who host CPD webinars and conferences for clinicians working in the out-of-Hospital setting. Trauma Care was founded in 1996 to address the need for commonly agreed standards of best clinical practice in the management of trauma. Their aim is to improve the [...]
We're very pleased to introduce Andy Ware as our non-Executive Director Andy brings significant governance and diplomatic experience to the Board and is enthusiastic to be contributing to the work of the Association at Director level. He helped found and successfully launch one of the UK’s few private universities, Pearson College London (PCL), and was [...]
NHS England and NHS Improvement has published their Review of Non-Emergency Patient Transport. The review commenced in 2019 in response to concerns relating to several high-profile PTS contract failures inconsistencies in the eligibility criteria for patients variations in experience of patients the sustainability of patient transport services in meeting the NHS carbon zero target. [...]
The Care Quality Commission has published its response to the consultation on their approach to regulation, including Ratings. This is the first major review of Ratings since they were introduced in 2016 and one that the IAA has lobbied strongly for. Having seen Ratings extended to independent providers in July 2018, the IAA welcomes [...]
Southampton Hospitals Charity has reported that new and modernised ambulances will help deliver enhanced care for babies and children needing emergency treatment at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) and University Hospital Southampton (UHS). Read the full story on the Southampton Hospitals Charity website.
Specialist Risk Solutions will be hosting a free 60 minute webinar entitled ‘Trading in a Post-COVID World’ at 15:30 on Wednesday 7th July 2021. A specialist panel will examine the current economic landscape that UK businesses face as we exit almost 18 months of lockdown restrictions and what is expected to be a permanently changed [...]
The IAA welcomes CQC's consultation on their approach to regulation, including Ratings, which went live on 26th January 2021. This is the first major review of Ratings since they were introduced in 2016. Ratings were initially limited to NHS Trusts, independent hospitals, general practices and adult social care services, but were extended to other care [...]
