Police check compliance
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The Vulnerable Children’s Act comes into full force 1 July 2018. We have made a few system changes to help us achieve our legal compliance here....
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National STEMI Pathway update
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On Monday 14 May, National Patient Pathways Manager Kris Gagliardi and Medical Director Dr Tony Smith presented a business case to the national group of DHB General Managers Planning and Funding in Wellington, requesting that DHBs supply fibrinolytic kits to designated paramedic and ICP ambulances and helicopters across New Zealand to enable the rollout of the National STEMI Pathway. The business case was unanimously endorsed and in the coming months, we will be implementing the National STEMI Pathway in a staged manner across New Zealand....
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Business Continuity - Work area or building evacuations
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Patient Transfer Service strategy
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EMT and PTB have recently signed off the new PTS strategy which will see a number of new initiatives implemented....
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Polo shirt pilot success
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Following a uniform survey and subsequent workshop late last year, our people told us that the current uniform shirt is too hot and uncomfortable for undertaking practical work and particularly during the summer months....
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St John Connect coming very soon
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The Telecare team is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new service for the family and carers of our medical alarm clients....
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SMG Conference questions answered: Fit for Future
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People and Capability Director Sue Steen answers more questions on Fit for Future you raised at our last SMG Conference....
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Heartbeat is coming
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As you all know, the launch of our new intranet – Heartbeat - is just around the corner! At the moment, the project team is working through the finer details to ensure the platform is all ready to go....
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The reprioritisation of dispatch resources
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St John and Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) periodically review the priority of response to incidents. ...
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Answering your SMG Conference questions
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At the last SMG Conference, we started a conversation about some of the hot topics that are on our minds and particularly in relation to some of the change coming under Fit for Future. As an EMT we are committed to continuing this conversation and will tackle the remaining questions that were left unanswered over the coming weeks. Today we kick off with a couple that have been answered by Norma Lane, Director of Clinical Operations and Dave Thomas, Director of Infrastructure....
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