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WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICE PATIENT RECORDS GO DIGITAL

WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICE PATIENT RECORDS GO DIGITAL

The Welsh Ambulance Service has introduced new technology which has enabled all of its patient records to go digital. The Trust generates an average 400,000 patient records a year, which traditionally have been captured as handwritten notes. Electronic Patient...

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NEW CHARITY LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT UK’S INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS

NEW CHARITY LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT UK’S INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS

The National Independent Lifeboat Association (NILA) is a new charity established to support the UK’s independent lifeboats – those that are not affiliated with the Royal National Lifeboat Association (RNLI) – and to ensure the preservation and protection of life on...

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MERSEYSIDE FIREFIGHTERS TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION

MERSEYSIDE FIREFIGHTERS TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Merseyside firefighters are taking industrial action by refusing to undertake pre-arranged overtime. The strike action, which started on 1 December for up to six months, follows the successful ballot of Merseyside Fire Brigades Union members, which returned a result...

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NEW CHAIR APPOINTED TO NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL

NEW CHAIR APPOINTED TO NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL

Surrey Chief Constable Gavin Stephens has been elected to Chair the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) which brings forces across the UK together to co-ordinate, reform, and improve policing. He will take up his post in April 2023, when the outgoing Chair Martin...

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NEW CHAIR TAKES OVER AT AIRPORT FIRE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

NEW CHAIR TAKES OVER AT AIRPORT FIRE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

The new Chair of the Airport Fire Officers’ Association (AFOA), Barry Alderslade, took office for a one-year term in October, having succeeded longstanding AFOA Chair Simon Petts, while Kieran Merriman, CFO at BAE Systems, and Simon Lane, Deputy CFO at Airbus in...

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RECORD NUMBERS ATTEND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHOW 2022

RECORD NUMBERS ATTEND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHOW 2022

Over 10,100 visitors and buyers attended this year’s Emergency Services Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 21 and 22 September. The UK’s largest event for the emergency services attracted a record number for the first time in its history, with strong representation from...

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MANCHESTER CHARITY DONATES PPE TO FRONTLINE WORKERS IN UKRAINE

MANCHESTER CHARITY DONATES PPE TO FRONTLINE WORKERS IN UKRAINE

Manchester-based charity The Skipasund Foundation has donated more than £1m of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support the international aid efforts in Ukraine following its invasion by Russia.  More than 220,000 protective suits, provided free of charge by the...

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ASSAULTS ON PRISON STAFF REMAINS A KEY CONCERN

ASSAULTS ON PRISON STAFF REMAINS A KEY CONCERN

Assaults on prison staff in England and Wales are on the rise once again, with an increase of 5% to 2,110 incidents (an average of almost 23 assaults daily during the quarter to September 2021), as revealed by recent UK government figures. The number of serious...

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