Event Paramedics was formed originally as a ‘Sole Trader’ organisation by Rick Player in 2002. As a State Registered Paramedic, he was shocked by the low standards and dubious ethics of many private UK ambulance providers. Rick believed that a desire to make a fast profit seemed to outweigh the conscience and duty of care of many of these ‘ambulance services’ and he became determined to redress this balance.
To this day, there are still many organisations and individuals who offer their services for event and corporate / government contract work knowing full well that they do not carry the appropriate public liability, medical malpractice insurance, or have experienced and properly qualified, vetted and competent staff, with the onus on providing a professional duty of care and accountability to patients and the industry in general.
Matters have now greatly improved with the creation of the Health Professions Council (HPC) in 2006. It is now a CRIMINAL offence for someone to claim to be a Paramedic if not duly registered but there is still hardly any legislation controlling the activities of private ambulance companies. Event Paramedics Ltd continues to be involved with the development of this legislation, working closely with the relevant agencies.
On 12th January 2004, Event Paramedics became a Limited Company and has since passed the stringent checks (ASA) to become one of the very few companies in the UK authorised by the NHS Ambulance Service (under the ASA) to provide services for the public 999 emergency framework. Our commitment to providing only the highest possible care to the corporate, public and NHS sector continues.
We have invested in employing some of the country’s highest qualified Technicians, Paramedics, ECPs, Doctors and Educators and this is now ‘bearing fruit’ with a full order book, most of which is repeat business. Our clients now include many ‘household names’, blue-chip companies, celebrities and NHS/Government contracts.
Our Senior Staff profiles, NHS and private client lists are viewable on our website, as is our list of major clients to whom we provide ongoing services.