Great Western Ambulance Service
www.wiltsamb.nhs.uk
NHS Trust Doorman House
Malmesbury Road
Chippenham
SN15 5LN
General Enquiries Tel: +44(0)1249 443939
Great Western Ambulance Service is the name of the new NHS Trust which has been created as a result of the merger of Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Ambulance Services on April 1, 2006. The Great Western Ambulance Service operates from nine ambulance sites throughout the region and is responsible for delivering an increasing range of health services to over two million people in an area covering nearly 3,000 square miles. The largest station is located in central Swindon and the headquarters is based in Chippenham. The vitally important Control Centre is based in Devizes. This new and up to date centre has been specially designed and built, and was opened in 2003.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance
www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance operates for those life and death situations which occur almost daily. The Air Ambulance helicopter is the fastest way to assist patients when conventional road ambulances struggle to get through congested roads and motorway incidents.

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance is funded by charity through the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. Can you help?

Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal
(Registered Charity No. 1043628) to help ensure that this service continues to survive and prosper.
www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk
Email: wiltshire.airambulance@virgin.net
to contact direct....

Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal
Police Headquarters
London Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 2DN
Tel: +44(0)1380 739453
If you would like further details on the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal and would like to make a donation or information on how you can help us, please contact Tracey Edwards Fundraising Coordinator or Mary Laing Appeal Administrator at the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal Office, Police Headquarters, London Road, Devizes, Wiltshire. Tel: 01380 739453 or 07970 920414

Hilmarton Neighbourhood First Responder Scheme
www.hnfr.org.uk
Helping to save lives in the community
The objective of the Hilmarton Neighbourhood First Responder Scheme is to provide local support to the Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust and local community by responding to specific emergency calls in the Hilmarton and Lyneham area. The Scheme consists of volunteers trained by Wiltshire St. John Ambulance and the Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust. We provide vital life saving treatment and first aid prior to the arrival of an emergency ambulance. We are not paramedics, we respond in our own personal vehicles and have no driving exemptions (e.g. exceeding the speed limit or displaying any kind of vehicle markings or warning lights). We are trained in basic first aid including oxygen therapy, CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator. We do not replace the ambulance service - an emergency ambulance is always dispatched at the same time as the on-call Neighbourhood First Responder.

Neighbourhood First Responder Schemes operate under strict guidance and control of the ambulance service. We are dispatched to specific life threatening calls with certain exceptions such as road traffic collisions or children under 12 years old. Early intervention by Neighbourhood First Responders greatly increases the chances of survival for patients who are unconscious, choking, suffering from breathing difficulties or having a heart attack.

The Schemes success is based on local people giving some time to be trained and to be on-call to support their the local community. We are particularly interested in recruiting suitable volunteers in the Lyneham area who would be willing to provide on-call support during the working day and at weekends. No previous first aid experience is required as full training is provided free of charge by Wiltshire St. John Ambulance and the Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

If you think you've got what it takes to become a Neighbourhood First Responder within the Hilmarton Scheme, why not give the Scheme co-ordinator, Simon Barnfather, a call on 07970 702 333.