HELP Appeal strengthens emergency care with ongoing support for BASICS

Check out the wonderful news for BASICS Schemes nationwide.

Read all about it here - Hospital Helipads for air ambulance helicopters – HELP Appeal

A thank you message from Dr Tony Golding-Cook on behalf of all the team....

We want to say a huge thanks to the incredible support of the HELP Appeal and BASICS HQ, this funding is helping equip and train our volunteer immediate care responders across Devon. It supports vital equipment carried in our responders’ own vehicles, specialist training and education, and the infrastructure that keep our charity running safely and effectively.

Together, this brings us closer to our goal of ensuring everyone in Devon is within 30 minutes of life-saving care. We truly couldn’t do this without your support — thank you from all of us at BASICS Devon.

Left to right: Operations Manager & Volunteer Conor, Dr Fred Declerck, Dr Andy Smith, Dr Angus Macdonald, ANP Glenda Cooper, Dr David Hillebrandt, Dr Tony Golding-Cook, Dr Tom Owens, Chair Robert Horton & Dr Simon Scott-Hayward

Conor, Dr Fred Declerck & Glenda Cooper Training on Dartmoor with a specialist Difficult Airway Mannequin an example of kit that is funded

About the HELP Appeal

The HELP Appeal aims to significantly increase the number of onsite hospital helipads at major trauma centres and A&E hospitals through its grant scheme which offers non-repayable grants to hospitals to help fund new helipads or upgrade existing helipads.

The HELP Appeal relies solely on charitable donations and does not receive any government funding or money from the National Lottery.

You can follow the HELP Appeal on Twitter: @helipadHELP, Facebook or Linkedin or visit the website: www.helpappeal.org.uk.

For further information about the HELP Appeal, please contact Corienne Kilgannon, communications director, on 07470 226063 or by emailing corienne@helpappeal.org.uk

About British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS)

The British Association for Immediate Care is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered with the Charity Commission and with Companies House. 

Members are drawn from a number of the health care professions, particularly medicine, nursing and paramedicine, as well as others who work or volunteer within pre-hospital care.

The Association provides a focus for those interested in developing their pre-hospital practice and supports this through its annual conference and a range of internationally recognised courses.

For Further information visit https://www.basics.org.uk/