
‘Your Health Matters Talks’ feature our expert healthcare professionals explaining the work that they do for SCAS.
They are your opportunity to learn about the issues that matter to you and your community.
In these times of COVID-19 patient safety is our priority, so these ‘Talks’ are delivered online via this page and on our YouTube channel.
Join us and learn the latest about SCAS!
Understanding dementia at SCAS
Bob Duggan, Lead Governor, SCAS, talks about the impact of dementia and introduces Chloe Lofthouse-Jones, Education Manager, SCAS. Chloe explains how our ongoing program of dementia training is helping staff to work with people in the community. SCAS is proud to be working towards becoming dementia friendly through our active membership of Dementia Friendly Communities and Dementia Action Alliance.
How SCAS is fighting the flu
Mark Ainsworth-Smith, Pre Hospital Care Consultant, talks about how important the flu vaccine is in protecting South Central Ambulance staff this winter. He also explains how the NHS prepares for the unpredictability of flu each year to protect NHS staff and those at risk. Loretta Light, Public Governor, Oxfordshire, introduces the short film and encourages our members and the public to have the flu vaccine.
Team work makes the dream work
As the response from the NHS to the coronavirus pandemic continues, Mark Begley, Head of Operations, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury Vale, answers your questions in a short film on how SCAS has responded to Covid-19 and how you can help the emergency services.
Improving health and wellbeing in patient care
Terry Simpson, Mental Health Lead, SCAS and Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust talk about initiatives to support health and wellbeing in patient care. The film is introduced by Mark Davis, Public Governor, Berkshire. Due to the pandemic we have not been able to hold this public talk which was scheduled in autumn but we do hope that the film will be helpful and informative.
Coping with COVID-19 – Patient Transport Service
Find out more about our Patient Transport Services and Logistics (PTS) from our staff. Ian Thompson, PTS Business Manager, gives a comprehensive overview of the service. Jessica Bowbrick, Locality Manager, shares how PTS is responding to the pandemic . Stacey Stirrup, Area Manager, talks about the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what that means to PTS and SCAS.
Looking after staff during COVID-19
Lisa Pickard, Health and Wellbeing Lead, talks about how SCAS is supporting staff’s mental and physical wellbeing during COVID-19 and what benefits are available to staff.
Your mental health matters
We are all facing a worrying time and have had to adjust many aspects of our normal life. There are productive ways we can reduce levels of anxiety and the impact this has on our ability to function.
Major Trauma Centres
Major Trauma Centres
Patients with serious injuries are no longer taken to the nearest hospital, they are taken to dedicated Major Trauma Centres. Mark Ainsworth-Smith, MBE, Consultant Pre-Hospital Care Practitioner, South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) will talk on the management of patients who have been seriously injured in the pre-hospital setting.
Restart a heart
Helen Pocock, Senior Research Paramedic, talked about how initiatives such as the national Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes (OHCAO) project and international Restart a Heart Day can inform and improve our care for patients.
The talk was held in Newbury, Berkshire, on 21 October at 7 pm. People came from Oxfordshire, Berkshire and even Hampshire, to listen to the latest research at SCAS.