We are experiencing very high levels of calls and website enquiries at the moment. We are doing our utmost to meet out normal service targets, however there are currently some delays.

The East of England Ambulance Service has released a press statement Hertfordshire residents advising them how to avoid an emergency call over the bank holiday weekend.

Today junior doctors have strikes over mounting tensions over contracts which will stretch them further. The government have marketed a 7 day NHS but at the moment, doctors already work 7 days a week providing emergency care.

The NHS 111 system is used by non-clinical staff to triage calls. The system is designed to be over-cautious and has been criticised previously for dispatching ambulances to patients who could be seen by their GP or a visit a pharmacist and didn’t need an emergency ambulance or a bed in A&E.

For the last 3 years the Greater Manchester Marathon event course has been 415ft too short and officials have stated that official times of 24,000 runners are void.

The ambulance service whether it be private or nationalised is great, but sometimes we need a little bit of help from above to get the right care to the right people at the right time or to move patients who are unwell from remote locations to specialist definitive medical care.

With mounting pressures on NHS ambulance trusts and increased waiting times for ambulances, the days of having first aiders alone at events are numbered.

Around 350 outdoor event organisers gathered last week in London for the Festival Supplier Awards. Awards were presented for a host of industry staples including staging, crowd management, temporary structures, crew catering, crowd barriers and toilets, along with accolades for Best Green Supplier and Best Production Team.

It was reported yesterday that David Beckham spotted a cycle response paramedic in the street treating an elderly patient and then went off to buy them coffee.

Well we are off. 2016 has begun and we are already busy planning the safety of visitors to events all over the country this year.

We like being healthy. That’s why we do what we do. There’s been some recent research which is very interesting. It’s about how and when we eat.

We’re still taking bookings for event medical cover for corporate events and private parties over Christmas and New Year. If you are having an event over the winter and need first aid provision then get in touch with our team.