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Mountain Rescue England and Wales has teamed up with the University of Lancashire to review and assure its remote rescue training qualifications to improve consistency for mountain and cave rescue volunteers across the UK.
The review is focused on the Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT) course. This results in a qualification that allows rescue volunteers to provide medical care and critical interventions to injured and ill casualties in remote and dangerous situations.
Drawing on the University of Lancashire‘s academic expertise in mountain medicine and education, the collaboration set out in a memorandum of understanding is focused on reviewing the RRMT syllabus, learning outcomes and the assessment processes to ensure they reflect current best practice and meet the needs of rescue teams. Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) says that this also supports its long-term commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based training and operational clinical practice across its national network of teams.
“What has been known in Search and Rescue (SAR) as the “Cas Care” qualification has existed for many years. It has developed and evolved as medical technology has changed and as the standards expected of volunteer rescuers have changed too.
“Renamed as the RRMT qualification, it continues to require significant work, commitment and professionalism from SAR volunteers. I am really pleased that we’ve been able to achieve e sort of recognition associated with this academic review as a mark of all that effort. The use of Medical Technician also highlights the comparability with other qualifications in the healthcare sector.”
Alistair Morris, Medical Director, MREW.
Nick Wright is a lecturer in Mountain Medicine at the University of Lancashire, who has been involved in developing the relationship with MREW. He said that the collaboration opens opportunities for experienced volunteers to contribute to the delivery of mountain medicine courses and for the University to further support the work of RRMTs and the healthcare professionals volunteering in mountain rescue in future.
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