News:
June 2011
New Ambulance Station in Mildenhall
 Following
continued growth and expansion, EMS have opened a new ambulance station in the
heart of Suffolk. The new custom built station will now be home to EMS's East of
England Operation, allowing for its fleet of 8 vehicles to have a permanent
base. The premises consists of large ambulance bay with storage facility and
restrooms. Management and operational offices are located on the ground floor
along with training and board rooms. The second floor provides a large open-plan
crewroom with all the modern facilities such as Sky TV, Games Area and "Study
Zone" with computers, printers and internet access designed to allow staff to
spend time on their CPD Portfolios. Adjacent to the crewroom is a large
operational store room which contains a rich library of medical equipment and
running stores for the vehicles. The premises has ample parking to the rear
yard, which is also used for practical training nights and simulations.
Kal Wells, Operations Manager for Suffolk & Cambridgeshire said "I am
delighted with the finished station, it really is something special and provides
a superb area for the managers and crews to work from. The crew rest area really
does make the station feel like a home from home and the study zone is a huge
benefit to allow staff to access and engage in learning materials. We should all
feel proud of the work that has gone into making EMS a professional modern
organisation and it's down to the hard effort of the staff that we are able to
benefit from these new premises."
May 2011
New Senior Staff Appointed to EMS
EMS is delighted to welcome to its team three new staff. Dr Andrew
Threadgold has been appointed as Medical Director, Eleanor Liversidge has taken
post as the companies additional Director of Nursing working alongside our
current Nursing Director Tom Woollard, and we also welcome Dean Smith, EMS's
newly appointed Business Development Manager.
Richard Brown, Managing Director said "The appointment of these key staff to
our senior management team is a major landmark for EMS as a company that,
despite recent financial decline in the healthcare sector has continued to grow
and develop. As the new staff settle into their respective roles over the coming
months, we are already seeing positive results from their efforts to which I am
confident will elevate this company to the next level in its aim to be one of
the leading ambulance providers in the East of England." You can find out more
about the EMS Team by visiting the Staff Page of our
website.
March 2011
New RRV added to EMS Fleet
EMS have taken ownership of a new RRV to be deployed on several NHS
contracts including being made available for the PICU Retrieval Team at
Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. The RRV is a Vauxhall Vectra 1.9Tdci 150BHP
Estate converted by Woodway Engineering with the latest in LED lighting and
emergency devices, Fitted with a full Sat Nav and multi-function computer as
well as state of the art communications (to include Tetra radio points) the RRV
will prove a vital link in the medical teams requirements to be safely
transported from their base hospital to any other unit where their skills are
required in the East of England and London Boarders. When not being deployed for
medical teams the RRV will be utilised on other NHS related transport solutions
as well as a solo response vehicle on differing event cover duties.
February 2011
EMS chosen by event providers for fifth year
running
EMS
are pleased to announce that it has again for the 5th year running secured
contracts to provide full medical management and cover at the British Eventing
Horse Trials in the East of England. The popular 2 day event attracts riders and
competitors ranging from amateur to world class, including her majesty the
Queens grand-daughter. In addition to the 2 BE events, EMS secured a further 7
equestrian events based on the same site. Further, British Cycling have again
confirmed the 2011 series of Road Racing (UK Wide) which can attract upwards of
3000 bike riders per day on a 100 mile time trial race. The company provides
both Front Line Ambulances, Rapid Response Cars as well as Emergency Medical
Centres. Our road race events include a Mobile Control Room and specifically
trained control staff who come from both Fire and Police Control Room
backgrounds. All our vehicles and static units are staffed by the companies
Paramedics, Technicians and Nurses.
Richard
Brown commented "I am really pleased that the organisers have come back to us
again for the fifth year running, we have always taken our event cover seriously
by ensuring that the most appropriate resources are supplied to the event and
the control staff are aware of how to use those resources available to them. We
have built an excellent professional relationship with both the NHS Ambulance
Services and Acute Hospitals in each other locations that these events run, and
because of the presence of qualified staff not only onsite, but around the 100
mile route we have minimised call outs on the Ambulance Trusts, and reduced the
number of patients that would typically present to the A&E Department by being
able to "see & treat" most of the injuries or refer to a more appropriate
resource for further care."
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