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Welsh Ambulance Service News
New Clinical Response Model Pilot
Click here for details of the Welsh Ambulance Service’s new clinical response model pilot.
‘Hello, My Name Is’ Campaign
The Welsh Ambulance Service and NHS Direct Wales is supporting the ‘Hello my name is...’ campaign to remind staff to introduce themselves to the public. Implementing the campaign and its principles puts compassionate care at the heart of our service delivery. To read more about this campaign, click here.
New Chief Executive for Welsh Ambulance Trust
The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has announced that Tracy Myhill is to be its new Chief Executive. Click here for further details.
Welsh Ambulance Team wins Heart Hero Award
A key team from the Welsh Ambulance Service has been awarded the Innovation Award from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru for their relentless determination to make an impact in the fight against heart disease. To read more click here.
Welsh Ambulance Service to Take Part in Pioneering Medical Trial
The Welsh Ambulance Service is about to embark in a new trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of adrenaline in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Further details can be found here.
PIH Highlight Report
Every few months we write a ‘highlight’ report to let you know what people are telling us about our services. It includes feedback from surveys, stories that people share with us, complaints and compliments and feedback from the different groups we talk to. We look at this feedback to see if there are lessons we can learn and how we can use the feedback to improve our service. Click here to read the highlight report fromJanuary to March2015.
PIH Annual Review
To view the Partner in Healthcare annual review 2014-2015 click here, or you can view a summary of the review here.
Other News
New Meningitis B Vaccination Introduced in Wales
A new meningitis B vaccination is being introduced into the childhood vaccination programme in Wales - it will start this September (2015). Click here for further details.
Welsh Government Consultation: Our Health, Our Service
The Welsh Government are seeking views on how to improve quality and governance in the NHS. Click here for details of the consultation.
Awareness Campaigns – September 2015
1.9.15 World Alzheimer’s Month
6-12.9.15Migraine Awareness Week
14-20.9.15Sexual Health Week
14-29.9.15Lympthatic Cancer Awareness Week
20-26.9.15Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week