lease see below an important message from Chief Executive Jason Killens. After nearly seven fantastic years at the Welsh Ambulance Service as Chief Executive, I will be moving on to pastures new to take up a new post as Chief Executive of London Ambulance Service. While I’m very excited to take up the London job…
THE Welsh Ambulance Service is to begin using remotely operated drones to survey the scenes of hazardous and challenging incidents. The eyes in the sky will provide specially trained Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics with live, aerial footage of incidents, allowing them spot previously unseen dangers. As well as providing live video feeds to…
A WELSH Ambulance Service team of remote clinicians is celebrating a decade of helping 999 callers get the most appropriate help. Paramedics, nurses and mental health clinicians make up the Trust’s Clinical Support Desk, the pan-Wales team who consult and assess patients over the phone and by video to get patients the right help for…
Ascona Group founder and Chief Executive Darren Briggs has been recognised forhis long-standing work supporting the Wales Air Ambulance Charity.The 54-year-old entrepreneur from Pembrokeshire has become the first person to beappointed Business Ambassador for the lifesaving cause.Wales Air Ambulance Chief Executive, Dr Sue Barnes said: “I am delighted toannounce the appointment of Darren Briggs as…
Wales Air Ambulance is delighted to announce that this year’s Walk Wales fundraiser is back butwith a difference!Would you like to ‘Walk Wales with ex-Wales rugby legend James Hook’? If so, put on your walkingshoes and take part in this year’s event, whether it’s in person or virtually.Tie up those laces and join James on…
Notice pursuant to s.24(3) of the above Act. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has investigated a complaint and found maladministration/service failure by the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (The Trust) and has sent a report on the results of their investigation to The Trust. The complaint related to: A copy of the report…
THE WELSH Ambulance Service has launched an improved SMS text service which will give patients greater interaction with their transport bookings when using the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). The SMS service is currently taken up by about a third of patients across Wales with this figure expected to grow as the service is fully…
Supermarket staff and their customers have raised an incredible £40,000 for theWales Air Ambulance Charity in tribute to the team reaching 50,000 missions earlierthis year.Twenty-five Tesco Extra and twenty-three Express stores have taken part in afundraiser which spanned from Milford Haven, up to Aberystwyth across toCaerphilly.Regional store managers Nicola McGuiness and Vanessa Martin worked with…
Daniel Grist, 41, had just collected his children from school before collapsing in the family kitchen in the late afternoon. Experiencing very few symptoms, the father-of-two went into cardiac arrest in front of his wife Danielle, who called 999. A Welsh Ambulance Service call handler guided her through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before ambulance crews arrived….
The Welsh Ambulance Service is preparing to host its bi-monthly Board meeting. The public can join on Zoom to hear senior leaders discuss a packed agenda, including the development of the Integrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028, prior to its approval in March 2025. A short film will be shown about the Volunteer Car Service oncology patient…
