This week’s HR e-zine, with the latest job vacancies, expressions of interest and transfer opportunities, has been published.

After the cyber-attack last month, we are pleased to say that the Trust has been given Cyber Essentials accreditation.

As of last Thursday (1st June), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) will be getting in touch with all registered paramedics inviting them to renew their registration before Thursday, 31st August.

Call Handler Sean Carroll and Dispatcher Nick Bennett will be taking to the Brentwood Golf Club in the name of charity.

The tragic events at the weekend in London show how little is needed to cause catastrophic injury to innocent members of the public and how we all need to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious.

If you have any questions about NHS Pensions or would like to contact them via post, the address has now changed.

As an NHS organisation, there are a number of standards we need to meet when it comes to making sure everyone can access and understand any information we give out.

This week’s HR e-zine, with the latest job vacancies, expressions of interest and transfer opportunities, has been published.

To support our soon to be launched EEAST Wellbeing Strategy and our commitment to the MIND Time To Change Pledge, The Health and Wellbeing team, in collaboration with MIND, have organised two STOP Suicide workshops, open to all members of staff.

During this year’s National Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June) we are celebrating and highlighting the amazing work of our volunteers.

On Tuesday (29th May) the University of Dundee and the Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre launched a free online course – Tackling Inequalities through Health and Social Care Design.

We are very sad to announce that a much-loved and long standing member of our Patient Transport Service, Martin Manning, has died aged 56.

Whether you work out in the community or in one of our EOC’s, you will have come in to contact with some of the Trusts frequent callers.

The annual Emergency Services Show is back; the UK’s only multi-agency event for clinicians to attend.

Control room staff from Chelmsford have been praised for their tenacity and professionalism after a visit from the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.

Next week we are celebrating the work of our fantastic community first responders (CFR)s, and we need your help.

Paramedic Nick Williams is currently completing a year of colossal running, swimming and cycling event. Here he tells us how he started and what makes him continue to challenge his own limits.

For many in support services, saving a person’s life is not something we see every day. But would you know what to do in a life-threatening emergency?

The medics who heroically dragged a man to safety moments before his car exploded last year were reunited under much happier circumstances last week (Monday, 22nd May).

Next month, Wayne Prigg from Newmarket will be taking on a gruelling 100 mile bike ride, all in the name of charity.

The second annual conference of the National Ambulance LGBT network is taking place on Friday, 4th August and all staff are welcome.

Recently on Need to Know, we told you about a group of EEAST staff taking park in a Tough Mudder challenge. Here, Laura Smillie-Henson, an emergency medical technician, reflects on the day.

The Trust has been alerted to strong heroin in the Norfolk area, and are advising staff to be vigilant.

The IM&T department have updated their call logging system.

This week’s HR e-zine, with the latest job vacancies, expressions of interest and transfer opportunities, has been published.