You and your ambulance service - Get involved (information about the Trust)
Download here - http://tinyurl.com/6xdepmw
This booklet (link above) highlights what happens when you call 999 in a medical emergency and gives more information about the professionals who may attend you. It also outlines how you can help South Central Ambulance Service to help the communities they serve. This could be as a community first responder, volunteer car driver, fundraiser, or by becoming a member on their journey towards becoming a foundation trust.
What is NHS Foundation Trust?
NHS Foundation Trusts were first brought into being in 2004 to bring greater public accountability to NHS organisations and provide the means for local people to have a much stronger influence on how their NHS services are run.
The primary purpose of an NHS Foundation Trust is to provide NHS services to NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The public still experience healthcare according to core NHS principles - free care, based on need and not ability to pay.
NHS Foundation Trusts establish strong connections between local hospitals and their local communities through membership. The membership community of each NHS Foundation Trust is made up of local people, staff, patients and their carers and partner organisations.
More details at http://tinyurl.com/63hqtbk
How to find out more
If you would like to know more about the Foundation Trust process, please contact John Divall, Foundation Trust Project Director, at John.divall@scas.nhs.uk or ring 01869 365 000.
If you would like to get involved with the Public Involvement Panel, please email Michelle Ullett, Communications Manager, at Michelle.ullett@scas.nhs.uk or ring 01962 898 055.
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