Ambulance Service

We provide an emergency service, 24 hours a day seven days a week. Our services include:

• emergency ambulance and paramedics
• transport for patients who need to travel overseas for treatment
• patient transport services for patients to and from their appointment, day centres and inter-hospital transfers
• responding to urgent and non-urgent calls
• call handling for the out of hours GP service

 We also provide voluntary services, such as:

• community first responders scheme
• ambulance support unit
• voluntary car service

Community First Responders Scheme (CFR)

CFR is a voluntary scheme for people who provide life-saving first aid at the scene before an ambulance arrives.  Volunteers undertake regular training sessions to maintain standards of practice. The training covers:

• first aid
• oxygen therapy
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• how to use a defibrillator

How to apply

You can email our Training Officer Paramedic or call on +44 (0) 1534 444711 for more information. 

Ambulance Support Unit

The Ambulance Support Unit is a group of volunteers who:

• support the Ambulance Service at major incidents
• support St. John Ambulance

Volunteers undertake regular training sessions to maintain standards of practice.
You can email our Operations Manager or call on +44 (0) 1534 444722 for more information. 

Voluntary car service

A volunteer group who transport non-emergency mobile patients who are not able to use public transport. Email our Operations Manager or call +44 (0) 1534 444722 for more information.