Ambulance UK August 2022

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already installed – is set to be a
busy place!
EOC North when it opened. She
said: “We have a challenging
what the situation might be,
but you know you’re always
To answer the growing number
of emergency calls, the Service
Known as an Emergency
Operations Centre (EOC),
around 150 people will
eventually work out of the
modern building at any one
time. The site is also home to
the Service’s education and
training facilities, meaning that
new recruits will be learning
the job alongside experienced
colleagues.
job – taking calls from people in
distress and trying to organise
help for them. You never know
what the next call might be:
it could be about a patient
in cardiac arrest or someone
about to give birth.
“But that’s what makes it so
rewarding – you never know
there to help. Working in this
amazing new space with such a
beautiful view really does make
a difference.”
London Ambulance Service
receives an average of 6,500
calls a day, compared to prepandemic
averages of around
5,500 a day.
is aiming to recruit people
to its control rooms across
both Newham and Waterloo
this summer, so if you fancy a
new, exciting and rewarding
career in a great environment
and location, keep an eye on
our job vacancy page: www.
londonambulance.nhs.uk/
jobs.
Brian Jordan, Director of
999 Emergency Operations
Centres, said: “I’m so proud
we can offer our staff this
incredible new work space,
with great transport links.
“This move has also allowed
us to boost our IT resilience,
and upgrade our software
and equipment, all crucial in
keeping Londoners safe as
we face a greater number
of calls than ever before.
We also have space for our
growing workforce and plenty
of classrooms in which to train
them.
Primarily established to work in
the world of international
medical repatriation, the
business has evolved to provide
expert clinical solutions across
a variety of specialist sectors
and services.
IPRS Aeromed are now recruiting Paramedics & Nurses
“Thank you to everyone
involved in this move, our
people have worked tirelessly
to ensure a smooth transition.”
The new centre – known as
EOC North – has also been
set up to handle a brand new
Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD) system due later this
year. CAD is the programme
used to record all information
related to requests for an
ambulance, so staff can
assess, prioritise and, if
necessary, dispatch ambulance
crews to 999 calls. The new
system will allow for faster
dispatch of ambulances and
means patients will get a
quicker response.
999 call handler Maureen
Ireland answered the first call at
What sets us apart is the
experience and skills of our
valued clinicians who are
well-versed in managing
patients from around the
world in a wide variety of
settings.
Join a team that's really going places!
https://iprsaeromed.com/jobs/ or email IPRS Aeromed
Recruitment aeromed.recruitment@iprsgroup.com
AMBULANCE UK - AUGUST
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