Mark Hellaby

The National #AmbulanceVolunteering 2026 Survey is live and inviting responses. The confidential survey will help to identify strengths and areas for improvement that will support #volunteer service improvement and innovation. > survey.yas.nhs.uk/s/National-Amb…

@DrStuP Awesome work :) I’ll add my version of IC342 as havn’t posted it on here

@eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Congratulations - well deserved

2 compliment letters in 2 days. ‘Feedback is the breakfast of champions’ itsgood that patients take the time to submit their gratitude n it is always a boost. @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane #AmbulanceVolunteering

#October2025 🫀 We need to talk about Annie 🫀 For decades, millions have learnt CPR using Resusci-Annie – a white, slim, blond female manikin created in the 1960s. But how well does Annie reflect the people we actually resuscitate in real life? @ResusCouncilUK @RCollEM In a recent EMJ editorial, Ellen Weber @emjeditor challenges us to think critically about diversity in CPR training. A scoping review found: ✅ Most manikins remain white and slim ✅ Only 5% of instructional videos used non-white manikins ✅ Just 12% of teaching institutions reported having diverse manikins ✅ Black participants reported feeling more engaged when manikins reflected their ethnicity emj.bmj.com/content/early/…📖 📖 We already know that CPR is less likely to be performed in deprived or minority communities. Could the lack of representation in training be sending the wrong message? If we want to tackle inequities in resuscitation, perhaps it’s time to start with Annie. 📖 Read the full editorial here: doi.org/10.1136/emerme… #EmergencyMedicine #Resuscitation #Equity #MedicalEducation #CPR

All set up for the @MFTnhs simulation conference today with 150 people expected

🚨Resus Guidelines 2025; R2R podcast out now🚨 We unpack the latest guidelines, ALS, ventilation, defibrillation, paediatric, newborn & post-ROSC care & what they mean for practice. 🎧 Listen now: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/show/4pGoo1XFn… TheResusRoom.co.uk

A fantastic event celebrating and recognising so many inspirational Volunteers across @NWAmbulance #NWASvolunteering ⭐️

@MariaRives82 @MFT_SaintMarys

Great session today on pre-hospital obstetric emergencies and chance for NWAS colleagues to work with @MFT community midwives

@PhD_Midwife @NWAmb_Steve @MFTnhs

How do you save arrested bleeding trauma patients with pH <6.5? With systematic research and implementation across the Royal London Hospital Major Trauma Centre & London's Air Ambulance, supported by @Barts_Charity & @LDNairamb. This is what we've been up to (& where we're going)

#ODPs your Professional Body codp.org.uk has announced details for the next educators forum. #CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP

@StuLittle1972 @owenmorgs @jemsconnect With the complexity in respect of patients but also resources and environment - protocols (and policies) will never cover it all - but this is also learning for the organisation/governance - much better to develop adaptability than have people stop when the algorithm fails

@owenmorgs @jemsconnect Always considered skills and the kit as a selection of tools. Experience gives us the ability to apply those tools.

Protocols are great until they don’t fit the patient in front of you. #EMS needs fewer checkbox robots & more medics who can size up, adapt, and THINK. ow.ly/uLVz50WTli5 @jemsconnect #Ambiwlans #Paramedic #EMT #FREC #FPoS

@StuLittle1972 @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Yes can see how proactive dispatching would be a real benefit - we only have very limited information about the job and no insight into pressure on the local area when I’m trying to sieve and sort calls

@safety_mark @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane To be honest, for my locations there’s not much difference. I’m as likely to be fpos in the city on C2’s Having really supportive crews and managers really helps us work as one team too

The latest national data on CFR’s It proves CFR’s get to poorly patients quicker and are 1st on scene on vast majority of cases (85.7% in June 2026 for C2’s) @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane aace.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

@StuLittle1972 @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Yes and also releasing RRVs from scene and even just being an extra pair of eyes too -think that to an extent there is a weighting for different elements so whilst rural may very much be on getting someone to scene, urban areas with multiple jobs it’s more about supporting system

@safety_mark @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Absolutely, I could give you literally 100’s of cases where my home team have saved a second crew being dispatched. My car team often get split to add an additional pair of hands on a dsa en-route to hospital for big sick patients too. That’s probably not recorded

We’re offering free lifesaving CPR sessions at 14 locations across the NW for #RestartAHeartDay In Cumbria, join us at: ♥️ Carlisle United – Cumbria Lounge ♥️ Barrow – The Soccer Bar ♥️ Kendal Masonic Lodge ♥️ Workington Library – Curwen Room Book now: nwas.nhs.uk/news/save-a-li…

@safetydiffmft @MFTnhs @loafnbread

@MFTnhs Simulation Conference for MFT staff on 4th December

#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP Culmination of 10 years of your Professional Body fighting to give you the tools to support your care. gov.uk/government/con…

@StuLittle1972 @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Yes really interesting and also great to be capturing this data - I suppose the only thing to voice is that CFRs can be useful on scene supporting colleagues even if not FOS ie at a cat 1 - so will self mobilise to poorly cat 2s or cat 1s even if I’m not likely to be FOS

@eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Interestingly we have stats across the 23 years our group has been running covering pretty much everything measurable and there is no real pattern here. It will be interesting to see how this winter shows with significant system issues already appearing