The most rare diseases can affect only a handful, or even a single person in the whole of the country. So what happens if you’re called to provide care to that one person?
The security of our staff, equipment and property is of the utmost importance for all of us. And we all have a role to play in keeping each other, our buildings, vehicles and equipment safe.
Following some excellent feedback from a patient-facing colleague, you can now drop a quick line to the Communications team through just a couple of clicks on East24.
In his first video message, Director of Service Delivery Kevin Brown talks about winter pressures, how we can all help and shares a big thank you to you all…
Here at EEAST we consider ourselves like one big family, but in Chelmsford EOC, three members of the same team really are! Meet Dispatcher Amanda and children Matthew and Emma.
With more than 30,000 runners each year, the Virgin London Marathon is widely considered one of the world’s biggest and best events in every runner’s calendar. And once again this year, one of our own will be on the start line on 23rd April.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance charity is holding its monthly clinical governance day on Friday, 3rd March, in Newmarket – and Trust staff can join in.
An update on our emergency services contract, a big thank you to you all and a recent story that reminded me of why I work in the ambulance service: it’s your weekly update from Robert Morton, Chief Executive.
The quality and improvement team are continuing their grand tour around EEAST to hear first hand from you about how we can improve the quality of what we do.
Have you ever felt lonely? Even just for a moment? A recent survey by the Mental Health Foundation found that in the UK, one in 10 people has suffered from loneliness.
The Mental Health Street Triage (MHST), an initiative that ensures patients receive fast and appropriate care during mental health crises, has been shortlisted in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value in Healthcare awards.
Strategy. It’s a word used in organisations across the world, but when it comes down to it, what is a strategy and why do we actually need one? This week’s executive message is from Director of Strategy and Sustainability, Wayne Bartlett-Syree.
We’ve all heard of the charity Help for Heroes and the incredible work it does, but it has a particularly special place in one of our staff member’s heart.
A Health Education England (HEE) survey, designed to help inform us of the quality of your taught education programme and the learning in practice, is still open.
As of Monday (6th February) the Beccles minor injury service will be provided by the Beccles Medical Centre, with the last patients being seen at the current Beccles Minor Injury Unit on Sunday (5th February).
“Well we are into February already and it feels like January passed in a blink. Demand for our services continues to be way above what we would expect so the pressure on all of us continues. Despite this, we continue to deliver improvements and continue to be in the top three performing trusts each week.”
The time has come for the fourth annual Time to Talk Day, and here at EEAST we want to do our bit. With more than 60%* of people saying that stigma and discrimination are as damaging as the actual symptoms of their mental health problem, now is as good a time as any to get talking!
Due to capacity issues, you may experience delays getting through to SPOC today if you want to make a safeguarding referral or report an incident; please do bear with us as it is vital that these referrals and incident reports are still made.
