NEWS 2023
QUESTIONS TO THE LAS BOARD - 25 May 2023
1) When will the Board return to providing monthly performance packs so that the public can observe how effectively
the LAS is operating?
2) Will the Board commit to providing monthly information about their borough level performance, to ensure equity of
response to emergencies across London?
3) What plans does the LAS have to increase the number of ambulances and paramedic staff to ensure that the LAS
can meet contractual targets and return handovers at ED to 15minutes?
4) By when does the LAS expect to eradicate over 60 minute handover delays?
5) What action is the LAS taking to achieve greater alignment of their 111 service with primary care services, to
provide access to more effective clinical assessment, and expansion of 111 into Urgent Care Services and other
appropriate alternative pathways.
1) When will the Board return to providing monthly performance packs so that the public can observe how effectively
the LAS is operating?
2) Will the Board commit to providing monthly information about their borough level performance, to ensure equity of
response to emergencies across London?
3) What plans does the LAS have to increase the number of ambulances and paramedic staff to ensure that the LAS
can meet contractual targets and return handovers at ED to 15minutes?
4) By when does the LAS expect to eradicate over 60 minute handover delays?
5) What action is the LAS taking to achieve greater alignment of their 111 service with primary care services, to
provide access to more effective clinical assessment, and expansion of 111 into Urgent Care Services and other
appropriate alternative pathways.
LONG COVID - 'EXPLORING UNMET NEED' ... 26 pages
UK COVID-19 INQUIRY
Get the latest information from the NHS about Coronavirus
MODULE 2 - The Right Honourable Baroness Hallett - Chair of the Covid-19 UK Inquiry
This is the independent public inquiry set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future. The job of the Public Inquiry is to respond to ‘public concern’ about a particular event or set of events – such as the Pandemic. The Inquiry has been established under the Inquiries Act (2005). This means that the Chair will have the power to compel the production of documents and call witnesses to give evidence on oath.
Get the latest information from the NHS about Coronavirus
MODULE 2 - The Right Honourable Baroness Hallett - Chair of the Covid-19 UK Inquiry
This is the independent public inquiry set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future. The job of the Public Inquiry is to respond to ‘public concern’ about a particular event or set of events – such as the Pandemic. The Inquiry has been established under the Inquiries Act (2005). This means that the Chair will have the power to compel the production of documents and call witnesses to give evidence on oath.
HEALTH COMMITTEE REVIEW OF THE LAS AND ITS DEVELOPING STRATEGY 2023-2028
LETTER TO KRUPESH HIRAM, Chair of the London Assembly, from MALCOLM ALEXANDER, Chair, Patients' Forum for the LAS
08 March 2023
Attachments:
A - Email from Malcolm Alexander, Chair, Patients' Forum for the LAS - 11 January 2023
B - Evidence Regarding Performance of the London Ambulance Service - Submission to the London Assembly Health
Committee by James Guest Patients Forum for the LAS - 11 January 2023
C - London Ambulance Queuing Scandal - Briefing for Mayor, Assembly and GLA - from Chair and President, Patients'
Forum for the LAS - 08 December 2017
D - Contractual Monthly Performance Report, LAS - September 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
E - London Assembly Briefing Regarding the LAS - March 2020
LETTER TO KRUPESH HIRAM, Chair of the London Assembly, from MALCOLM ALEXANDER, Chair, Patients' Forum for the LAS
08 March 2023
Attachments:
A - Email from Malcolm Alexander, Chair, Patients' Forum for the LAS - 11 January 2023
B - Evidence Regarding Performance of the London Ambulance Service - Submission to the London Assembly Health
Committee by James Guest Patients Forum for the LAS - 11 January 2023
C - London Ambulance Queuing Scandal - Briefing for Mayor, Assembly and GLA - from Chair and President, Patients'
Forum for the LAS - 08 December 2017
D - Contractual Monthly Performance Report, LAS - September 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
E - London Assembly Briefing Regarding the LAS - March 2020
LETTER TO JO FARRAR, CHIEF EXCUTIVE, KINGSTON HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST from MALCOLM ALEXANDER, CHAIR, PATIENTS' FORUM FOR THE LAS
17 February 2023 Long delays for treatment in the Kingston A&E and problems with the Virtual Ward system. |
ADVANCING EPILEPSY CARE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Zoom Meeting: Tuesday, 21 February 2023 - 5.30pm - 7.00pm Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84265916726 Ley Sander is Medical Director of the Epilepsy Society, Consultant Neurologist and Head of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and Development Direcor of Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN). Ley’s main research interests are in the Epidemiology, outcomes and genetics of Epilepsy; the medical and surgical management of Chronic Epilepsy; and the delivery of Epilepsy care in resource-poor settings. Ley has more than 750 publications to his name, including original research articles, reviews, books and book chapters. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Lancet Neurology and a Neurological Advisor to the British National Formulary. For all publications https@//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Sander+JW |
LINK TO THE ZOOM RECORDING OF THE MEETING - Monday, 09 January at 5.30pm
LONG COVID - EXPLORING UNMET NEED ... 1 hour 24 minutes in duration.
VIDEO NO: 1403449877.mp4
LINK: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/2c823acbd7e1890d9989b64a036eaf4220230111084548/f474f3c42bfb1c0cf265243627112f9720230111084548/c98826
If experiencing problems, contact: Kanariya@healthwatchhackney.co.uk
LONG COVID - EXPLORING UNMET NEED ... 1 hour 24 minutes in duration.
VIDEO NO: 1403449877.mp4
LINK: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/2c823acbd7e1890d9989b64a036eaf4220230111084548/f474f3c42bfb1c0cf265243627112f9720230111084548/c98826
If experiencing problems, contact: Kanariya@healthwatchhackney.co.uk
PowerPoint Presentations:
SUBMISSIONS TO THE LONDON ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE SCRUTINY OF THE LAS
Document A: Cover Note: Health Committee Call for Evidence Regarding the Performance of the LAS ... 4 pages.
Document B: Evidence Regarding Performance of the LAS - Submission to the London Assembly Health Committee 11/1/23 ... 51 pages
Document C: LAS Queueing Scandal ... 26 pages
Document D: LAS Contractual Monthly Performance Report - September 2021 ... PowerPoint Presentation 23 slides
Document E: London Assembly Briefing Regarding the LAS - March 2020 ... 18 pages
Document B: Evidence Regarding Performance of the LAS - Submission to the London Assembly Health Committee 11/1/23 ... 51 pages
Document C: LAS Queueing Scandal ... 26 pages
Document D: LAS Contractual Monthly Performance Report - September 2021 ... PowerPoint Presentation 23 slides
Document E: London Assembly Briefing Regarding the LAS - March 2020 ... 18 pages