COVID-19 response information

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Dear South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,

Please can you detail the job roles dedicated to the COVID-19 response, along with supporting associated information, as below:
- Job title
- Job description
- Pay band
- Count of individuals in this role
- Date that the role first begun
- Current intended date that the role will end on

Please can you confirm who has overall accountability for and who has overall responsibility for the COVID-19 response (this must include the job role but if appropriate, may include the persons name)?

Please can you confirm what arrangements are in place to support the COVID-19 response? This should include for example (but not limited to): conference calls, meetings, amendments to your dispatch or triage software, escalation routes and guidance / policy / procedure documents issued to crews and management.

Yours faithfully,

Douglas Adams

FOI, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Hi,

Thank you for your email, we apologise for the delay in replying to you, unfortunately we are unable to give you a definitive figure for your first question as it is a trust wide response and the number is vast, there are staff at all levels from Executive Director to Band 3 ECA level. We are not in a position to give you them individually.

Paul Kempster, our Chief Operating Officer, is the SRO for COVID-19.

The Pandemic Board meets twice a week and there is a process in place for immediate escalation for decision making purposes. Command structure has been in place since 7 February and will be operational as long as it is required.

We are following all the Ambulance National Guidance which is freely available on the Gov.uk website. We attach the link:- https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

We hope this information meets most of your requirements, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request a review by writing to: Will Hancock, Chief Executive, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Units 7 & 8 Talisman Business Centre, Talisman Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX26 6HR.

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Regards,

Information Governance Officer

01869 363177 or
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South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Northern House, 7-8 Talisman Business Centre, Bicester, OX26 6HR.

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