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Huge congratulations to Heather Foster-Sharpe

We are delighted to announce that Heather Foster-Sharpe,  our Interim Asst Director with responsibility for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response, has been awarded the King’s Ambulance Medal, for her...


HSCNI Chief Executive’s Letter to SoS

Dear Secretary of State, We are writing collectively as Chief Executives of Northern Ireland’s six Health and Social Care Trusts to emphasise in the strongest possible terms the need...

NI set to get additional paramedics

The Department of Health has given the go-ahead to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for the recruitment of 48 additional paramedics next year. The approval will mean that the...

NI Emergency Department Heroes & Ambulance All-Stars in friendly football match for charity

Emergency Department staff from across Northern Ireland along with Northern Ireland Ambulance Service staff gathered at the Ulidia Playing Fields in South Belfast on a rainy Saturday afternoon for...

RCN Prince of Wales Cadet Scheme launched in Northern Ireland – Press Release

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are pleased to announce the launch of the RCN Prince of Wales Cadet Scheme in Northern...

Northern Ireland Paramedics get formal recognition as Allied Health Professionals (AHP)

Paramedics have been formally recognised as members of the Allied Health Professional (AHP) group by the Department of Health (DoH). The move follows recent discussions with the Department of...