East of England Ambulance Service bosses must drop plans to close Bedford’s emergency call centre, says UNISON today. Staff have been told that the emergency operations centre in Hammond Road is to close within two years, just months after being assured the site would remain open. Chelmsford’s emergency call centre is also set to shut, […]
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A plan to sell off NHS patient transport services in north Essex will “drive down standards for staff and patients,” warns UNISON today. The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning non-emergency patient transport services that take people requiring specialist support to and from hospital and other medical appointments. The […]
Bedford’s ambulance call centre has won a temporary reprieve after the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) threatened to close it down, says UNISON today. The trust runs three emergency operation centres (EOCs) — in Bedford, Colchester and Norwich — where trained staff receive 999 calls, give life-saving assistance and send ambulances where […]
Ambulance workers from across the east of England are heading to Parliament today to ask MPs to stop the closure of Bedford’s emergency call centre, says UNISON. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (EEAST) currently runs three emergency operations centres (EOCs) — in Bedford, Chelmsford and Norwich — where trained call-handlers receive […]