Dr Iryna Rybinkina worked in the NHS for nearly 20 years but when war broke out in Ukraine, she returned to her home nation to coordinate aid for healthcare workers through the Smart Medical Aid charity. Here she shares why she does this and what she’s learnt along the way. Words: Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency… Read more »
The emergency services are used to working with emergency planners in local authorities but during the pandemic, the work of the NHS emergency planning team was brought into sharp relief as the country reeled from Covid. I talk to the man in charge to find out more. In the last issue, I reviewed Professor Lucy… Read more »
Research by Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) and the University of Surrey demonstrates the critical role of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) played at the frontline of the COVID-19 response. Alongside its primary service of providing 24/7 pre-hospital emergency care for the… Read more »
Oak Tree Reliance Limited (OTR Ltd) is a successful ambulance service and medical courier. It expects to see further growth in 2022. OTR Ltd has created consistent expansion, changed premises and always seeks to improve its service. Managing CEO Claire Mohamed recognised that the right software package would be a vital factor to taking on… Read more »
The UK Government has released data highlighting that over 41,000 knife crime offences occurred in 2020-21, of which 224 were homicides1. A penetrating injury from a knife can often lead to major bleeding, with haemorrhage being cited as the leading cause of death following a stabbing. This statistic emphasises the need for the public to… Read more »
BlueLight Commercial, in collaboration with 13 police forces, has announced the launch of seven new tenders over the next four months, for the provision of healthcare services in custody. These latest tenders have an estimated contract value of £36m, over an average five-year contract term. The 43 police forces of England and Wales, spend approximately… Read more »
Medics at London’s Air Ambulance Charity only deal in life and death situations. Their helicopter and rapid response cars take an advanced trauma team to patients in the capital needing emergency medical treatment and who are unlikely to survive the journey to hospital. London’s Air Ambulance brings the hospital to the scene to deliver urgent… Read more »
Mangar Health, founded on a unique idea to enable an elderly, but fiercely independent family member to bathe safely and with dignity, celebrates 40 years of a business in 2021. Founded at their cottage in the village of Llanfihangel Rhydithon by husband and wife team David and Francesca Garman, Mangar Health has grown from a… Read more »
Paraid (a division of Evac+Chair International), a specialist in patient transportation, has designed a unique trolley to enable the road carriage and loading of a customised incubator system, used for the air transport of newborn babies who require emergency care. Three years in development, the Elevating Transporter+ (ET+), was required to meet an exact set… Read more »
April saw the completion of the first ever HCPC-approved paramedic programme by a Qualsafe Awards approved centre, Medipro, with 14 successful candidates eligible to become HCPC-registered paramedics – several of whom have already gained their registration number and made their way to the front line. Qualsafe Awards and Medipro have been working on this award… Read more »
