RCN industrial action update

RCN industrial action update

SCAS has been planning for a number of months to reduce the impact of industrial action; and plans are in place for RCN action being taken elsewhere in local NHS services on 18 and 19 January. On the days of industrial action the Trust will set up a virtual control...
11 January industrial action

11 January industrial action

Within SCAS it is only the GMB who will be taking part in industrial action on 11 January 2023. There are just over 200 GMB members out of around 4500 staff across all our services. As a result the impact will mainly be on our patient transport service, but there may...
11 January industrial action

Industrial action

Information about how our services are affected by industrial action on 21 and 28 December is available here. During industrial action please only call 999 if it is a medical or mental health emergency, when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at...
Service currently under extreme pressure

Service currently under extreme pressure

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is currently under extreme pressure which escalated over the weekend and has continued into this week. 999 calls are up 50% on this time last year and 111 calls up 75% over the same period. This is combined with...