NE Ambulance Service Presentation on Role & Operations
1. Presentation on North East Ambulance Service from Oliver Reilly, Asst Chief Ambulance Officer to Regional Health Forum – Dublin North East 26 th April 2010
2. Role & Purpose The role and purpose of the Health Service Executive National Ambulance Service is to provide a clinically appropriate and timely pre-hospital care and transportation service
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6. Call Categories Emergency – Immediate response usually via 999/112 emergency centres Urgent – Within one hour or as agreed with GP Routine – Pre-Planned calls no time limit (transfers, OPD clinics)
7. Activity 2009 1,717,652 37,763 13,799 6,621 17,343 Total Mileage Total Calls Non Urgent Calls GP Urgent Admissions Emergency Calls
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10. Staff 1 1 Training Officer Emergency Management Officer 3 1 Operations Officer Control & Communications Officer 1 1 Chief Ambulance Officer Asst Chief Ambulance Officer Number Title
11. Staff cont’d……… 171 Total 9 6 Patient Transport Service Administration 21 20 94 Leading Paramedic Advanced Paramedic Paramedic 4 9 Emergency Medical Controller-Team Leader Emergency Medical Controller
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14. Fleet Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport Vehicle Officer Transport Vehicle Rapid Response Vehicle Special/Major Incident Vehicles
