REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 999 EMS RESEARCH FORUM CONFERENCE
Registration is now open for this year's 999 EMS Research Forum Annual Research Conference which will take place on 10 November at The Green Park Conference Centre in Reading. The call for Abstracts is also open and submissions may be related to any aspect of...
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 20TH YEAR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES SHOW
Registration is open for this year’s Emergency Services Show, co-located with the Emergency Tech Show, which returns to the NEC Birmingham on 16-17 September. Marking its 20the year, the Emergency Services Show (ESS) is set to...
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICS RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2026
The Royal College of Paramedics Annual National Research Conference 2026 – the annual meeting for paramedic research, innovation, and evidence-based practice – will take place on 16–17 June at the Birmingham Conference &...
‘EMERGENCY SERVICES SHOW’ MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR
Returning to the NEC in Birmingham from 16-17 September, the Emergency Services Show (ESS) marks 20 years at the heart of the UK’s emergency services community. The annual event was first founded in 2006 to bring together suppliers and practitioners across police,...
THE BLUE LIGHT SHOW 2026 RETURNS IN JULY
The emergency services conference and expo – The Blue Light Show 2026 – will return to the Olympia in London on 1-2 July, following a successful inaugural event last year. This emergency services conference and expo will bring...
LONDON AMBULANCE CHARITY GIVEN BOOST IN ‘DEFIB DESERTS’ CAMPAIGN
An ambulance charity in London has received a boost to install defibrillators in ‘defib deserts’ – poor or deprived areas with little or no access to these life-saving devices – following a recent donation of 18 defibrillators by the British Heart Foundation. The...
‘BECOMING A SPECIALIST PARAMEDIC’ AT THE FRONTLINE
After 25 years of frontline emergency care, Hull paramedic Ray Chapman shares the extraordinary journey that shaped his life and his lifelong commitment to serving others. His memoir ranked 24th on Amazon medical league table inside its first week. ‘Becoming a...
CONSULTATION ON LIVE FACIAL RECOGNITION UNDERWAY BY GOVERNMENT
The UK Home Office is seeking views on the development of a new legal framework for the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology that balances public harm with individual rights and keeps pace with technological developments.Launching the ten-week consultation...
BRITISH RED CROSS IN PILOT PROJECT WITH FIRE SERVICE IN WALES
A new partnership between the British Red Cross and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) aims to enhance the supports available to individuals and communities affected by emergencies and crises across Mid and West...
MET POLICE ARREST OVER 1,000 OFFENDERS USING LFR TECHNOLOGY
Hundreds of paedophiles, rapists and violent robbers have been arrested by officers in the Metropolitan Police using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology, the force recently announced. Among the more than 1,000 arrests are at...
‘999 EMS RESEARCH FORUM’ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration is open for the ‘999 EMS Research Forum’ Conference, taking place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 September at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newcastle. The two-day ‘999 EMS Forum’ Conference will once again be held in association with North East Ambulance...
AMBULANCE SERVICES TO WITNESS HIGHEST RATE OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS
The number of assaults on ambulance personnel across the UK will exceed 20,000 incidents before the end of the year, according to new data released by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE). The data has revealed that UK ambulance services are on course...
