The chief executive of the region’s ambulance service is standing down to lead a healthcare board in Essex. Tom Abell joined the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) in August 2021 after it was rated inadequate and placed in special measures. The service has since improved and currently has an overall Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘requires improvement’. Mr Abel will leave EEAST in July to join the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. “EEAST is a much better place to work today than when I joined, and we as a team have really improved our focus on the care we pro…