Suffolk Coastal MP Therese Coffey.
Ambulance Watch: Suffolk MP meets ambulance chiefs
By Adam Gretton
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
5:52 PM
A Suffolk MP said some of her concerns over the East of England Ambulance Service had been eased following a meeting with its chairman and chief executive.
Suffolk Coastal MP Therese Coffey met with interim chief executive Andrew Morgan and chairman Maria Ball in Parliament today to discuss the performance of the ambulance trust.
MPs in Norfolk and Suffolk have raised concerns about rural response times, hospital handover delays, demand for ambulances and staffing levels in recent months. The ambulance trust is failing to hit response targets and a Care Quality Commission report following an unannounced inspection is set to be published soon.
Dr Coffey said: “It was a useful meeting. I still have real concerns about the performance of the trust in particular the rural response rates in Suffolk. The chairman and chief executive are implementing a new staffing structure with local managers to have greater autonomy in Suffolk and Norfolk. I welcome that change. ”
The chairman and the chief executive will be in parliament again next week to answer questions from East Anglian MPs.
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4 comments
Must be a painter and decorater to believe that whitewash. Is that the same EEAST Chairman who presided over the last re-organization which is still being implemented and adding to the problems. It is obvious that the front facing staff have not been consulted again which is guaranteed to cause failure. EEAST has no idea about modern management and management structures and are not fit for purpose and must be held accountable for this fiasco.
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Roy Gooch
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Snore, as hypocritical as Norman Lamb is on this.
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omnishambles
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Meanwhile Hunt is blaming 'shocking' NHS failings for early deaths. Sure its not his cuts to blame? Hunt's solution: all middle-aged people should be offered regular health checks to spot emerging problems. Is that his open invitation to the private sector? They like lucrative and easy screening work. Under Hunt’s new regulations, the government will force GPs to open up every part of local health services to private companies – whether or not its what they or local people want.
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Police Commissioner ???
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
'Look at me, I'm taking action.' Thank you EDP for bringing this to our attention. Yawn. Perhaps she should address the root cause of the failures and meet with Hunt, Lamb and others to stop the funding cuts, damaging reorganisation, and privatisation by stealth.
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Police Commissioner ???
Tuesday, March 5, 2013