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In a country of beleaguered ambulance Trusts facing staffing shortages, pay freezes and dwindling resources, things are looking bleak right now for employees and the public alike. But there is a glimmer of hope. After a desperate few years, East of England Ambulance Service has been experiencing the beginnings of Read more…
My thoughts on and reasons for attending the protest against the current government ideology can be read in my previous post, but as I spent much of my time taking snaps of the assembled masses (until my battery died), I thought I’d share some here. As I exited Bank tube Read more…
I maintain this blog because I feel strongly that ambulance clinicians are increasingly being mistreated and taken for granted by the organisations they work for, by the public and ultimately by the government. The intolerable impact of of this growing disregard is heartbreaking to witness as we ever more frequently Read more…
In the wake of my investigation into Eddie Daly’s dismissal, which seems to suggest that staff welfare plays a very distant second to other priorities upheld by LAS senior management, Jason Killens, LAS Director of Operations and chair of the disciplinary hearing which brought the axe down on Eddie Daly’s Read more…
[This article is a supporting document to the article ‘The Facts Which Informed the Decision to Sack Eddie Daly and an Appeal to Jason Killens’. Names of junior personnel have been redacted at the request of LAS.] EDDY DALY OUTCOME – 3rd JUNE 2014 1. Thank you for attending on Read more…
[This article is a supporting document to the article ‘The Facts Which Informed the Decision to Sack Eddie Daly and an Appeal to Jason Killens’. Names of junior personnel have been redacted at the request of LAS.] 12 June 2014 Dear Mr Daly Outcome of disciplinary hearing I write to Read more…
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has just finished hosting its first two day international pre-hospital emergency care conference in Brighton. Annelies van Wamel, roving paramedic and friend of this blog, attended the conference and has kindly provided this overview of the first day. Innovation for Pre-Hospital Read more…
My visit to London Ambulance Service on 5th May 2015 was a mission to learn more about the organisation’s approach to supporting its workforce as its operational staff toil to provide a service in increasingly demanding conditions. With front line staff routinely facing relentless 12-hour shifts without respite, delivering emergency Read more…
[This account is Eddie Daly’s story, told from his perspective. As such, it is important to recognise that it is not entirely without bias. The perspective of London Ambulance Service executive officers are discussed in this article, to which the events detailed in this account will give context.] Edmund Daly Read more…
My visit to London Ambulance Service’s headquarters a fortnight ago arose from my concerns regarding the treatment of its under-pressure front line staff, suggestions of a culture of fear, and in particular its handling of the Edmund Daly case – a respected 30-year veteran paramedic who was dismissed for gross Read more…