‘999 EMS RESEARCH FORUM’ CONFERENCE – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPEN
This year’s ‘999 EMS Research Forum’ Conference will take place on 23-24 September in Newcastle-upon-Tynet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, and the call for abstracts is now open. All abstracts can be related to any aspect of research, evaluation, audit or quality...
NI AIR AMBULANCE ‘BELFAST CITY AIRPORT RUNWAY RUN’ RETURNS
The Belfast City Airport 5km Runway Run, which raised over £60,000 for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland, and attracted 500 runners to take part in the inaugural event in 2024, returns in June for the second year running. The Air Ambulance Runway Run 2025 will take place...
HUGE RISE IN ASSAULTS ON UK AMBULANCE SERVICE CREWS
Ambulance services have been hitting headlines due to the recent report issued by Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) showing that the number of staff assaults on ambulance colleagues across the country is on course to exceed...
MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME FOR SCOTTISH POLICE OFFICERS
The number of days off taken by Scottish police officers and staff suffering from mental ill health rose from 63,797 in 2019/20 to 96,509 in 2023/24, a 51.3% rise, according to figures published in ‘1919’ magazine. Between April...
SCOTTISH FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE CELEBRATES BICENTENARY
The 200th anniversary of the world’s first fire service was celebrated in Edinburgh on 23 October, with a special commemorative service hosted by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) at St Giles’ Cathedral in Scotland’s...
REPORT FINDS LACK OF PROPER POLICE RESPONSE TO STALKING INCIDENTS
Significant changes are needed to improve the police response to reports of stalking, an investigation into a police super-complaint has found, noting that often these cases are not taken seriously enough, and the quality of...
SCOTTISH POLICE ENFORCE NATIONAL CONTRACT FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS
Scotland’s police force has agreed a three-year national contract with Motorola Solutions UK to implement body worn video (BWV) cameras for frontline officers and staff, which will cover 10,500 Home Office-approved BWV cameras...
NORTH WALES POLICE EXPANDS USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
North Wales Police is set to use live facial recognition (LFR) at specific events across the region following its successful deployment earlier this year at Holyhead Port. Working with South Wales Police colleagues, the technology will be used to keep the public safe....
UK WILDFIRE CONFERENCE SET TO IGNITE GLOBAL INTEREST
Some of the leading lights from the world of wildfire are set to address this year’s UK Wildfire Conference, in Aberdeen on 12-13 November, which will focus on the global perspective regarding wildfire and its mitigation, and how to tackle these issues in the UK....
POST TRAUMA SUPPORT FOR SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN RESCUE VOLUNTEERS
Scottish Mountain Rescue is finalising an agreement with the Rivers Centre for Traumatic Stress to cover the provision of post trauma incident support to volunteers and mountain rescue team members. The centre has well over 20 years of experience of working directly...
‘999 EMS RESEARCH FORUM’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE GETS SET FOR CAMBRIDGE
Registration is now open for the 999 EMS Research Forum Conference - ‘999 EMS Research: Recognising Progress, Developing the Future’ - which will take place at the Clayton Hotel in Cambridge on Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18 September. The conference will be held in...
HOSPITALS SIGN JOINT CONTRACT FOR NEW ELECTRONIC PATIENT REPORTS
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) and Chesterfield Royal Hospital (CRH) have signed a joint contract for a new electronic patient record system (EPR) provided by Nervecentre – the first new EPR for the NHS in 20...
