A recording of the latest We Are EEAST Briefing and Executive Q&A is now available. This week CEO Tom Abell was joined by our Medical Director, Dr Simon Walsh.
A tri-service event, run by the Asian Fire Service Association will again be celebrating the culture and histories of our Black communities with a one-day event held on the 13th of October.
This year’s NHS Staff Survey goes live on Monday 2nd October and the great news is the Costa vouchers are making a comeback for everyone who submits a response.
With permission from his family, it’s with great sadness we need to let you know of the passing of North Essex Senior Emergency Medical Technician, and GMB Branch Secretary, Chris Bretton.
We are preparing to make some changes to the way we segregate our clinical waste, in line with national NHS targets, and to support our sustainability journey.
It’s National Inclusion Week, and the perfect time for us all to reflect on how we can do our bit to make sure all our colleagues feel valued and appreciated in the workplace.
Our Clinical Strategy 2023-2025 was published this week and sets out the ways in which we will continue to provide the very best care to of our patients in the coming years.
The new East 24 site launches on 16 October. Over the next few weeks, we will be providing you with information on what to expect on the new intranet, where to find things and details of the switch over.
As part of our work to continuously improve the culture and experience of working at EEAST, the Trust is set to launch the ‘Let’s Talk’ campaign this October.
EHAAT Centre for Excellence are offering free education evenings to any EEAST ambulance clinician interested in sharing ideas and developing their practice in this area.
To ensure the safety of our patients, it is important all staff must be aware of the launch of the LFPSE service and how it will affect the way we submit an incident.
‘Affinity Connect invites you to attend a 90-minute course looking at the key aspects and considerations you might need to take when planning your finances.
The next Meeting Basic Needs event takes place this Thursday, 28th September. We invite you to bring any unresolved frustrations relating to the IT access to us.
Over the last 2 months a significant piece of work has been taking place to replace the heart of the Trusts data network, referred to as our core stacks.
This week is Falls Awareness Week and in 2021, NHS Charities Together awarded £508,689 to the East of England Ambulance Service Charity to enhance the role of volunteer Community First Responder (CFR) groups.
Complexities with this process has meant the payments will be made on the September supplementary payment run on 29 September, being identifiable on this supplementary payslip.
The brief is about giving everyone a better insight into what the Board does, what is discussed at our Board meetings and what our areas of focus in both the short and longer term.
In recognition of their impact, talent and leadership, this year's black history month theme looks to honour and celebrate the contributions and achievements of black women in EEAST.
The next Meeting Basic Needs event takes place this Wednesday, 20th September. We invite you to bring any unresolved frustrations relating to the rostering system to us.
A 12-year-old girl has had an emotional reunion with the emergency responders who helped save her life after she suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in July.
The Leader as a Coach programme is a 2-day split module that will develop your capacity and flexibility to use coaching skills in everyday leadership conversations.
The ISDN wanted to make colleagues aware of the next teaching session Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are putting on at the end of September.
Following our previous article about Introducing the Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) service on DATIX. It is now confirmed that the Datix and CQS team will be working together to upgrade the system and enable LFPSE service on 28th September 2023 from 9.30 am to 4pm.
The Trusts DATIX Hosting provider will be carrying out maintenance work on the DATIX servers.
The service will be disrupted and unavailable between 18:00hrs and 00:00hrs on Wednesday 20th September 2023.
Following the sad passing of our colleague Martin Nuttall who was a member of the Trust’s Death in Service Benefit Scheme, all members will have a deduction, equivalent to one hour of basic pay, from their September salary.
Dr David Hargroves, GIRFT clinical lead for stroke and NHS England’s national speciality adviser for stroke medicine and Dr Deb Lowe, GIRFT senior clinical advisor for stroke and NHS England’s national clinical director for stroke, invite you to join a webinar.
In August we shared the news with you that we would not be bidding for the contract for Patient Transport Services (PTS) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Since then, the tender has failed and a new tender with a higher financial envelope has been published.
A recording of the latest We Are EEAST Briefing and Executive Q&A, led by CEO Tom Abell and Melissa Dowdeswell, Interim COO and Director of Nursing, Safety and Quality, is now available.
A new and inclusive system leadership development programme that offers an exciting opportunity to mid-level leaders to broaden and develop leadership skills and knowledge.
As part of the commitment to improving our working environment and tackling unacceptable behaviours, we would like you to provide feedback by completing our 2023 Workplace Behaviours Survey.
We would like to thank all staff on duty over the weekend for their support and tenacity in managing the service during the Airwave Business Continuity Incident (BCI).
This month’s session of ‘Leadership Learning Circle’ for managers will focus what is Neurodiversity in the workplace and how to support neurodivergent colleagues.
This week marks the start of Know your Numbers! Week, an annual campaign aimed to raise awareness about high blood pressure and the importance of testing.
OLM is being rolled out on a phased approach, and Finance, IT,
Informatics, MR, Estates, Clinical Quality, Corporate Governance and
Medical are third to transition.
Have your say on staff training by informing the design of a new, bespoke national training program for ambulance colleagues in managing challenging situations.
Emergency Services Day is coming up soon on 9th September. We are looking to put together a feature article highlighting our staff who also volunteer with other emergency services.
A production company are working with the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust on the return of the Channel 5 documentary series “A&E After Dark”.
