Rapid review of the front-loaded model (FLM) and proposed
application within the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS)
About the Review
In June 2008 the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland requested
that NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) undertake a rapid
review of the front-loaded model (FLM) within the ambulance
service. This was in response to the Cabinet Secretary¿s statement
in the Scottish Parliament on 4 June 2008 that an independent
evaluation of the FLM was to be commissioned to build public
confidence in this aspect of ambulance service redesign.
NHS QIS has produced this report with input from a Reference
Group set up to oversee the work, members of the ambulance services
in Scotland and England, and other staff from NHSScotland.
NHS QIS was set up by the Scottish Parliament in 2003 to take
the lead in improving the quality of care and treatment delivered
by NHSScotland. NHS QIS does this by setting standards and
monitoring performance, and by providing NHSScotland with advice,
guidance and support on effective practice and service
improvements.
Further information
For further information, or to receive a copy of the published
report, please contact Doreen Pedlar at
Doreen.Pedlar@nhs.net.
Published Date: 1 August 2008
