A few months ago some of you contacted us via Need to Know to say that you’d like any thank you letters to be sent to you directly rather than via your management team.
Both our partner Universities are still progressing to gain approval the programmes with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This week we will have the Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) approval event on Thursday and Friday so we should know more in around a months’ time.
The recent region-wide CPR-athon to equip hundreds of members of the public with the practical skills to save a life has been shortlisted in the 2015 Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence.
North Essex Partnership is hosting a number of training events in October and November which are primarily for the benefit of GPs, staff in acute or emergency services, and other health professionals.
It is with much sadness that we share news today that Joe Lomax, one of our dedicated volunteer drivers, passed away unexpectedly on Friday (18th September).
The Trust’s diabetes and hypoglycaemia education event, held in conjunction with the Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN), will be taking place on Monday, 5th October.
On my very first day here at EEAST (only 19 working days ago would you believe!) I shared with you my views on the operational performance targets we’re tasked to meet. It’s my absolute belief that we should be measured on clinical outcomes for our patients, and on my visits this week there’s been a lot of talk about these national targets – the eight minute one in particular.
During the last few months there have been a number of incidents across the country where workers at retail stores have been affected by an ‘unknown chemical’ whilst unloading goods from lorries that have recently entered the UK from abroad.
On average, three people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. And it weren’t for this wonderful, generous act, this number would be much higher.
"Since I joined the Trust three weeks ago, a number of you have shared some very real concerns with me about the monthly fees you’ve been paying as part of your student paramedic (SP) training programme, and what your money was being used for." CEO Robert Morton.
It’s been more station visits for me this week as I steadily make my way around the 7,500 square miles of our region. Compared to making my way around the 370,000 square miles of my old patch in south Australia, this seems like a more favourable challenge!
The RIGHT-2 is a 2-year stroke trial that tests the pre-hospital administration of GTN patches vs. sham patches by paramedics in FAST positive patients with a score of two or three.
Firstly, we’d like to say thank you for your feedback from the APEL workshops that some students have been undertaking. We appreciate the comments along with concerns and will be working to provide further answers and importantly additional support and guidance.
The clinical teams have continued to travel the region’s 7,500 square miles over the past few weeks, with Watford being the latest station to receive a visit.
The National Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is expected to launch revalidation for all nurses and midwifes in October; this means all nurses and midwives on the NMC register will be required to revalidate every three years to ensure they are safe to practice.
The closing date for nominations for the east of England NHS Leadership Awards has been extended until Sunday (13th September). Don’t miss out – get your nomination in now!
It’s with great sadness that we share news of Andy Ashman, an Educator working with us at EEAST, who tragically lost his life on Saturday morning whilst competing in the Clipper round-the-world yacht race.
We deal with thousands of patients every day and have a responsibility to make sure we’ve got measures in place for safeguarding them, as well as our people, property, resources and our reputation.