New Year support to NHS
Oxfordshire New Year’s Eve revellers were
treated by a team of volunteers from St John Ambulance as
celebrations reached their peak. Overall St John Ambulance
responded to 30 ambulance calls.
In partnership with the NHS
St John Ambulance's operation was carried out in
partnership with the South Central Ambulance Service, and
saw the charity providing three ambulances and a car overnight on
New Year's eve and an ambulance during the day to assist the NHS,
undertaking work ranging from routine inter-hospital transfers to
999 calls.
The professionalism and dedication of our fully qualified volunteer ambulance crews and the first aiders can always be counted upon in times of heavy demand on the emergency services.
Andrew Dawson
Assistant County Commissioner, Oxfordshire
Andrew Dawson, Assistant County Commissioner said: ‘We are very
pleased to be supporting our colleagues from the statutory
ambulance service in providing quality services to the residents of
Oxfordshire during New Year's Eve. The professionalism and
dedication of our fully qualified volunteer ambulance crews and the
first aiders can always be counted upon in times of heavy demand on
the emergency services.'
'We know from past experience that while people are enjoying the
New Year celebrations there is the potential for a high number of
first aid incidents. We want to make sure people can carry on
enjoying the fun of the night, so we organised a large team to be
present to help care for those that needed us. St John Ambulance
volunteers are committed to caring for their communities – no
matter what the occasion.'