Ambulance UK August 2021

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London Ambulance
Service
recognised at NHS
Parliamentary
Awards
London Ambulance Service
has been recognised at an
awards ceremony celebrating
excellence in the National
Health Service.
The Service’s End of Life Care
Team, which ensures terminally ill
people get compassionate care
that respects their wishes, was
announced as a winner at the NHS
Parliamentary Awards on 7 July.
The End of Life Care Team received
the Excellence in Urgent and
Emergency Care Award, while the
Mental Health Team was shortlisted
in the Excellence in Mental Health
Care Award category.
Both attended a ceremony in
Westminster, where staff and
volunteers across the country
were recognised for going above
and beyond the call of duty to
make the NHS a better service.
Dr John Martin, Chief Paramedic
and Quality Officer for London
Ambulance Service, said:
“It’s been a challenging year for
all staff and volunteers at London
Ambulance Service and we are
proud of them all.
“The NHS Parliamentary Awards
recognise how our pioneering
services are helping our patients
receive the best treatment for their
needs.
“I am incredibly proud that the
Mental Health and Macmillan End
of Life Care teams were shortlisted
and I’m delighted that the
Macmillan End of Life Care Team
picked up an award for excellence.
“This team has given staff the
confidence to make decisions
that meet the patient’s wishes,
which can often be achieved by
supporting them and their families
at home.
“Congratulations to all the
nominees who were shortlisted.
It is an honour to be recognised
alongside so many talented and
hardworking people.”
The End of Life Care Team provides
staff and volunteers with specialist
training to ensure terminally ill
people get care that meets their
needs but respects their wishes.
They are funded by Macmillan
Cancer Support, and also work
with hospices and palliative care
services to develop new care
pathways that prevent a patient at
the end of their life needing to be
taken to hospital.
Emma Tingley, Macmillan Head of
Partnerships for London & South
East Regions, said:
“A huge congratulations to the
entire Macmillan End of Life Care
Team on this richly deserved
recognition. We are immensely
proud to have partnered with the
London Ambulance Service on this
innovative programme – a first for
the capital, which has combined
Macmillan’s expertise with the
UK’s busiest ambulance service.
“Macmillan has invested over
£862,000 into the development
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