The College of Paramedics is holding two advanced medical life support courses with South Western Ambulance Service and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.

If your colleague has demonstrated excellent leadership this year, why not nominate them for an east of England NHS recognition award?

We are experiencing problems with the VEREX door access system and we are working with IT to resolve the problem. If you are locked out of a station please contact EOC and they will issue you with a code so that you can access the station.

As part of our clinical focus on meningitis, staff in mid-Essex meet an inspiring meningitis survivor.

Following feedback from staff on fit testing for FFP3 face masks, the infection, prevention and control team would like to clarify when you should use which mask and what protection each mask will give you.

Police, fire and ambulance staff have been asked for their opinions on how well the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) have been embedded into the three blue light emergency services.

You can now book your free place for the highly recommended annual clinical and patient safety conference, which will be held on 9th September at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull.

We’re appealing for staff to get in contact with the communications team after attending incidents which could attract public attention.

The University of Hertfordshire, in conjunction with the Trust, is offering two training/update days for mentors and perspective mentors.

If you have successfully completed your mandatory training workbook or e-learning modules, you will be compliant until the anniversary of the date you completed it.

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The Government has introduced legislation which requires you to have a professional indemnity arrangement in place as a condition of your registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

The Duke of Cambridge has joined the East Anglian Air Ambulance as a HEMS pilot.

If you are working on an incident being dealt with by the Incident Command Desk (ICD), you may be asked to move channels on your radio so the dispatcher can focus solely on providing support to that incident.

If you have a Trust device, please remember that the IT team need to know to ensure it will be transferred to a potential new mobile network provider.

HealthAssure will be taken offline for scheduled maintenance today between 5 – 7pm.

This week’s HR e-zine has been published with the latest and current Trust vacancies.

If you are helping a patient who doesn’t speak English, remember how the Trust’s telephone interpreting service, Language Line, can help you either on scene or in the control room.

The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), an independent research body, is conducting research into the impact alcohol has on emergency services in England and has designed a survey specifically for ambulance staff.

The Association of Air Ambulances has called on the UK ambulance community to nominate an individual or team for this year’s Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence.

The Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme (JESIP) has launched an e-learning module to teach staff about the principles of the programme and how to apply them on the scene of an incident.

Hundreds of children from Ipswich have been taught about the role of emergency services during the annual ‘Crucial Crew’ fortnight.

The CFR takeover week is expected to boost our volunteer numbers, with more than 60 direct downloads of the application form from the Trust website and 20 expressions of interest received, as well several successful open evenings held during the week.

Maria Moore, a call handler from Bedford EOC, has been recognised for 100 consecutive audits of high compliance and has achieved her gold award.

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The Trust is extremely sad to announce that Colin Osborne, a volunteer car driver from Waveney, passed away on Friday (12th June).

Frontline staff have referred 617 patients to the new diabetic pathway since it launched – making a huge difference in the way patients manage their condition.

All staff are reminded that they are to comply with the posted speed limit for the class of vehicle they are driving.

Following feedback from staff, a number of new out-of-service codes have been established to better support staff.

The research support services team would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all staff who have participated in the international REAppropriate study.

The security of our staff and property is of utmost importance. Do you know who has just followed you through the door, or who has just gone into the crew room?

Community life-saving stalwarts John and Pat Eaton are retiring from active duty after 13 years with the Brightlingsea first responders.

This week’s HR e-zine has been published with the latest and current Trust vacancies.

Have you got a couple of hours to spare on 12th September to help educate the public on CPR and saving lives?

Community first responder Christine Cheetham has been praised after finding herself at the centre of an unusual island rescue.

A Hemel mum has said a huge thank you to the staff involved in the birth of her third child, who was born in an office car park last month.

The ninth Harefield Primary Angioplasty Live will be focussing on pre-hospital care on the first day of the event, which will be particularly relevant for ambulance clinicians.

Free blood pressure checks were offered to the public in the Harpur Shopping Centre in Bedford last week.

The Norfolk Drug and Alcohol Partnership has issued a public safety alert to warn anyone who has consumed the legal high ‘Vertex’ to seek medical help immediately.

The Trust is extremely pleased to announce that an additional 60 places for ECAs to progress to EMT have been created for this year, via the six-week block course route.

Now is the time to book your place for the Trust’s clinical briefing on 29th July, which offers staff the opportunity to spend the day immersed in clinical quality and excellence.

There is still time for you to be trained to take part in the national clinical study, Airways-2 and be part of improving care for patients who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

A complainant has gone to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) after a delay in dealing with their letter, which was found to have been sent to a different Trust department and not passed to the patient services team for some time.

If you have a Trust device, the IT team need to know to ensure it will be transferred to a potential new mobile network provider.

As announced during last week’s community first responder (CFR) takeover week, a pilot project has been launched to improve the way volunteer responders are dispatched to medical emergencies.

This week’s HR e-zine has been published with the latest and current Trust vacancies.

Recent infection, prevention and control (IPC) audits have found some excellent working practices across the Trust – but also some habits that need to be changed to ensure we are delivering the same standard across the organisation.

Issue 26 of the Pre-hospital Emergency Services Current Awareness Update has been published.

Marathon runner Tim Wigginton received a rapid response to his plea for donations to support The Ambulance Services Charity for completing the London Marathon in April.

May was trauma month at EEAST and we have a round-up of all of the articles that were published during the month.

As part of our community first responder takeover week, Chief Executive Anthony Marsh has recorded a video message for our volunteers to thank them for their hard work and commitment.

Following their success last year, a group of staff have completed another Tough Mudder event to raise money for a leukaemia charity.

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Following the consultation with you in February, a focus group has developed the Trust’s vision and values based on the feedback received from 700 members of staff and volunteers.

Since we launched our student paramedic programme last year, we have worked with Health Education East of England who commissioned two Universities to design and deliver the programme that leads to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professional Council.

Yesterday, NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens announced yesterday that Essex would be one of three areas in England where local health and care organisations will work more closely together to make improvements for patients as part of a new ‘Success Regime’.

A recent case has highlighted the need for us to manage the situation around operational staff giving formal statements to police officers.

The Trust is pleased to announce the details of this summer’s clinical briefing, which will be held on 29th July in Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire.

Grandfather Bernard Green has been reunited with John Claridge, Neil Ashford and Geoff Baulch last week, who helped save his life almost a year ago to the day.

A community first responder from Weston in Hertfordshire has received an outstanding award from her parish council for the support and care she has given to the community.

Staff from north Essex are ironing their whites and practicing their spin in preparation for a charity cricket match on Friday 12th against Relay for Life, Clacton.

This week’s HR e-zine has been published with the new and current Trust vacancies.

Would you like to learn more about HEMS and how they can help you at trauma incidents?

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The rapid access clinic (RAC) based at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping has moved to the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow.