East of England Ambulance Trust

08:20 Wednesday 7th August 2013
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

[P]AUL STAINTON: It has emerged some ambulance crews in this region are sleeping in tents in Huntingdon in order to save cash. The workers are employed by private ambulance companies to cover shifts for the East of England Ambulance Service, and they say the £35 they’re being given for expenses makes it incredibly difficult to find accommodation. .. Denise Burke is from the Labour-led campaign group Act On Ambulances. She’s also Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for North Norfolk, and she’s with us this morning. Morning.
DENISE BURKE: Good morning Paul.
PAUL STAINTON: What’s your reaction to this? Continue reading “East Of England Ambulance Workers Sleeping In Tents”

08:48 Monday 3rd June 2013
Bigger Breakfast Show
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

PAUL STAINTON: We’ve been talking about ambulances this morning, and asking whether private ambulances are putting lives at risk. A number of whistleblowers contacted the show. We also spoke to the head honcho from the East of England Ambulance Trust earlier in the show, which has garnered much comment from you today.
PRODUCER BEN STEVENSON: It certainly has, and a number more whistle blowers have come forward. It’s very difficult Paul, because obviously they’re very keen not to come onto air, because they don’t want to reveal their identities, so I’m scribbling down what they’ve had to say. And what we might do tomorrow on tomorrow’s show is get them in more detail again, so we can just go over some of these remarkable stories. I’ll just quickly zip through a couple. Continue reading “NHS Reforms – Whistleblowers Come Forward”