Paramedic - Regional Operations Manager - Official Tweeter for EMAS. also volunteer as a community responder and with Lowland Rescue

Loughborough, England
Joined August 2017
⚠️We remain in Critical Incident status. Our service is facing significant pressure due to demand, pressures within local hospitals, flooding & road closures across the East Midlands. emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
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Our crews have been busy today responding to multiple flooding incidents with 59 people rescued today from properties. ⚠️ Life at risk? Call 999 🏠 Flooded home? Turn off electricity, gas & water 🚧 Road closed? Find another route ✅ Check on vulnerable neighbours
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We have declared a major incident in Lincolnshire in response to the adverse weather over the past few days. Emergency services have operational responses in place for a number of ongoing incidents 1/5
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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) has this evening declared a critical incident (as at 18.00 hours, Monday 6 January 2025). More information on what this means is on our website: emas.nhs.uk/news/latest-news…
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The Welsh Ambulance service has tonight declared a 'critical incident'. More information can be found on our website: ambulance.nhs.wales/news/nhs…
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We want everyone going on a night out this Christmas to have a safe and enjoyable time. 🎄Drink responsibly - you could become injured from falling or generally feel ill from over-drinking. 🎄Plan ahead - Think about how you're going to get home before you venture out.
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Going to hospital via ambulance will not mean you’re seen any quicker when you get there, but could mean an ambulance isn’t available for someone who needs our life-saving care.
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Keep our ambulances for people who need emergency life-saving care. If you need help finding urgent medical care, call 111.
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Following the declaration of a Major Incident due to the heavy rainfall during Storm Bert, Area Commander Neil Sadler provides an update on the response from NFRS. You can read more, here: northantsfire.gov.uk/2024/11…
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Major Incident Declared in Northamptonshire following heavy rainfall from #stormbert. Specialist water teams are en route to support @Northants_SAR with the ongoing efforts. Stay safe teams!
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Joint agency update – 25/11 09:00 – flooding in Northamptonshire Significant flooding has hit Northamptonshire overnight and a multi-agency response is now underway and working to support people affected by Storm Bert. Read here: northantsfire.gov.uk/2024/11…
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999 should be used for life-threatening emergency only. This is the best outcome we are happy to see when our service is used appropriately.
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Tim Hargraves retweeted
Winter is coming! ❄️ Get ahead with our updated Winter Planning Toolkit 2024-2025. Designed for social care providers to reduce hospitalisations from acute respiratory infections. Download now! qcs.co.uk/winter-planning-to…
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We're sharing staff, volunteer and patient voices reminding everyone to only call 999 when life is on the line. This helps our life-saving staff and ambulances get to those critically unwell patients who need us most. Use 111.nhs.uk/ if you need urgent medical help.
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Tim Hargraves retweeted
🚑🚨Calling all UK Paramedics, Ambulance Technicians and Students (Technicians and Paramedics)🚑🚨 Access Link below ⬇️ app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk… Please help a student to share this far and wide @ParamedicsUK @EMASNHSTrust @NWAmbulance @Ldn_Ambulance @OFFICIALWMAS @LNAACT @Scotambservice @NEAmbulance @swasFT @SCAS999 @SECAmbulance @medical_central @EastEnglandAmb @stjohnambulance @FPHCEd @AACE_org
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Each year, roughly 80,000 people suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – that’s around 200 people every day. 💔 80% of those happen at home. Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by 10%. Don't delay, learn CPR today.
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🚨 We have declared a critical incident this morning due to significant pressures. Our hospitals are extremely busy, especially the LRI and Glenfield Hospital. Please only visit the Emergency Department for life-threatening emergencies. leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/a…
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Tim Hargraves retweeted
PLEASE SHARE! RESTART A HEART LIVE is just over 2 weeks away. Join us on the 10th of October to learn CPR via YouTube live form 0900. Help us save lives and set a new world record. No maniquins required savealife.scot @SaveALifeScot @Scotambservice @ResusCouncilUK
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Tim Hargraves retweeted
I’m looking for paramedics, or Nurses/Doctors working in pre-hospital care with special interests in pre-hospital paediatrics to help work on a project with me… if you’re interested, please get in touch here or DM! Thanks! Share widely, tag colleagues!
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