February 2019

BIOTRONIK, the University of Newcastle and the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) have partnered to shape a future heart failure care model. Investments by the Australian government and BIOTRONIK have kicked off the…

West Midlands Ambulance Service has welcomed a challenge from NHS England Chief Executive, Simon Stevens to vehicle manufacturers to help “blue lights go green”. Mr Stevens wants the manufacturers to develop more environmentally friendly…

The new lighting was recently installed following a donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. In an emergency, when time is of the essence, being able to land an air ambulance…

Big-hearted Paramedics and Emergency Care Assistants from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) Swindon Station are set to sleep out rough for 24 hours to highlight the issue of homelessness this week. On Thursday…

Advanced medical staff will now be more easily identifiable as North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) introduce red epaulettes for senior clinicians. The change replaces the former green epaulettes worn on the shoulders as part of NWAS…

New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates shift work exposure in mothers can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies, even when the shift work is only carried out early in pregnancy. Shift work…

North East Ambulance Service has retained its place as a top Stonewall employer for the fourth consecutive year. The Trust, which employs more than 2,500 people, including an estimated 250 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…

The effects of linoleic acid on the human body are largely dependent on genes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid. People carrying different variants of the FADS1 gene had a…

A South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) 999 Call Handler has been shortlisted for a national award, after she saved a seriously ill police inspector. Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Olivia Molyneux, is in contention…

Latest figures reveal that December 2018 was London Ambulance Service’s busiest month on record Frontline ambulance crews in the capital treated almost 101,000 patients – around 7,000 more than the monthly average for last year.…