ECA (Emergency Care Assistant) Recruitment – Apply Now!
10-08-2010

Event Paramedics Ltd are currently looking to recruit qualified Emergency Care Assistants to assist with our ambulance contracts within the south of the country. Applications may also be considered from those wishing to obtain this qualification. Please see the Careers section our website for more details.   

Emergency Care Assistants (ECAs) are a new role of frontline staff on NHS and NHS approved private provider emergency ambulances within the UK. They respond to emergency calls as part of a double-manned-ambulance (DMA) emergency crew. Their role consists of assisting qualified Paramedics and emergency medical Technicians with their duties. They will be required to help move patients safely, observe patient vital signs and accurately provide, obtain and record information from carers or others at the scene. The ECA role is an excellent starting point for those wanting to pursue a career as a Paramedic or other health care professional.

After completing and qualifying on an approved driving course ECAs also drive a range of ambulance vehicles under normal and emergency (blue light) circumstances, carrying out checks to vehicles at the start of and during each shift to make sure they are clean, fuelled and appropriately stocked. ECAs need to know how to use all the medical and life support equipment carried on vehicles that is appropriate to their skill level and how to assist a state registered Paramedic.

Ambulance Uniform Design Online!
11-06-2010

In March 2010 Event Paramedics acquired Premier Logos Ltd. Premier is an industry leader in the embroidery, garment and promotional item printing sector. Our new webiste was launched in June 2010, and it has a fun aspect! As well as our high quality bespoke services to industry, government, schools, clubs etc. we now have a DESIGN-IT-ONLINE section of the website where you can upload your pictures and logos and then add these along with text to a number of great products including T-shirts, Polo's, Hoodies, Bags, Hats, Coffee Mugs, I.D. Cards, Stickers, Banners and more! We will shortly be adding a full range of AMBULANCE uniform and related products that anyone will be able to customize and purchase online. To have a look, or to design yourself a great product or gift online we're just a click away! www.premierlogos.co.uk   

EP Acquires Textile & Embroidery Firm!
26-03-2010

Event Paramedics Ltd has added Premier Logos Ltd to it's group. The company was acquired by us in March 2010. Over the past six years this company has produced our high quality ambulance uniforms and will now, amongst many other products, develop the uniform line further for both the NHS and Private Ambulance sector. In addition it will launch a design-it-online website in April where customers can create their own printed T-shirts and other promotional items including pictures etc with a 24-hour no-minimum-order turnaround time. The e-commerce / e-print side of the web is currently under development, but in the meantime you can take a look at Premier Logos Ltd here! www.premierlogos.co.uk

EP Welcomes Ginny, Our New PA.
25-11-2009

Ginny joined our company as PA to the directors in November 2009 and she is the first point of contact at our Head Office in Godmanchester.

She has over twenty years’ experience of working in secretarial/administrative roles, including several consecutive roles through Reed Employment with Cambridgeshire Constabulary and a permanent post at John White & Co Solicitors. In these roles she was entrusted with highly confidential and sensitive work.

Amongst other things, Ginny is currently designing our new Staff Handbook and developing time-saving administrative procedures in order to make life easier for everyone.

“At Event Paramedics Ltd everyone greets you with a sincere, warm smile. The atmosphere tingles with positive vibrations and light hearted camaraderie. So it’s natural to want to give something positive back.”

In 2004 Ginny graduated as a mature student with a 2:1 BA (Hons) Degree in English/History and her passions include writing fiction and researching family histories as well as developing a web based project aimed at encouraging children and adults to develop basic curriculum skills. Married for twenty seven years, she has two sons and four contented cats.

“I consider everyone to be important, whatever their role is. It’s crucial to put yourself in another person’s shoes, to understand their perspective. That’s one of the secrets to providing a professional, caring and effective service.”

New 59 Plate Mondeo Added To Fleet
24-11-2009

Although our Nissan Primera fleet has been popular with our crews, it has to be said that our Ford Mondeo Estates and Saloons continue to be the most popular! In order to maintain a smart and reliable vehicle stock for the benefit of our patients, clients and staff alike, we have today taken delivery of another brand new 59 plate mondeo saloon 2.0 Diesel TDCi Zetec. This now brings our Ford 'stable' to 7 cars.

The vehicle will be taken to EVO Ltd shortly for livery and commisioning as a Rapid Response Vehicle and following this it will be delivered to our operational base at Southampton where it will go to work on our 999 RRV contract with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

[Taking Delivery, Pictured  Left To Right - Andy Mann, Sales Mgr TC Harrison Ford, Rick Player, Managing Dir. Event Paramedics Ltd]      

5 x New ZOLL Defibs on SCAS contract
14-08-2009

As part of our ongoing quality commitment to re-invest for the benefit of our patients, staff and clients, we are pleased to announce the purchase today of five brand new Zoll PRO defibrillators from ONCALL Medical Ltd. These have only recently been released by ZOLL (The industry leader in pre-hospital defibrillators) and are at the cutting edge of this technology. They allow for both semi-automatic and manual operation in both child and adult cardiac rescue, as well as three-lead monitoring with an exceptionally high quality ECG display. The latest generation Lithium rechargable battery packs offer unrivalled performance and reliability. All five units, plus carry cases, block chargers, and a spare battery for each, will be delivered to our Southampton Operations Centre next week for use on our Rapid Response cars (RRV's) on 999 contract with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS)

New 09 Mondeo Est. Now In Service
11-08-2009

Our brand new 09 Mondeo Estate has now been collected from EVO following its conversion to a rapid response vehicle. The vehicle will be delivered to our Southampton operations centre within the next week or so where it will go to work on our 999 contract with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS)

Pictured from Left (top) Sam Edmunds, Event and Projects Director -EP, taking delivery of AK09 TGZ from Ian of EVO Pressfab Ltd. The Mondeo estate pictured at left in bottom picture was puchased by EP two months prior, with the high quality livery and emergency equipment also provided by the good folks at EVO, near Bedford/Luton. They have now commissioned  many vehicles for us, and we are extremely happy with their attention to detail, high quality and customer service.  http://www.evoltd.com

Brand New 09 Mondeo Estate Added To Fleet
11-07-2009

On Friday 10th July 2009 we took delivery of our first brand new RRV. The dedication of our Technicians, Paramedics, and Officers and our resolve as a company to put patient care and our clients above all else has allowed us to make this commitment to quality. The 09 Mondeo 2.0 diesel Estate TDCi will be handed over to EVO ltd http://www.evoltd.com/index.html on Monday 13th July 2009 where it will be commissioned with the very latest in emergency equipment and graphics. Following this, the vehicle will be delivered to our Southampton NHS 999 Operations Centre, initially for use on a special pilot project we are running for SCAS, and thereafter to our Southampton 999 fleet. The addition of this vehicle makes our RRV (Rapid Response Vehicle) total count, 16.

Taking Delivery Picture: (Left) Andy Mann, Sales Director, TC Harrison Ford. (Right) Rick Player, Managing Director, Event Paramedics Ltd.

Mondeo Estate RRV Added To Fleet
10-07-2009

On Monday 22nd June 2009 we purchased a Mondeo Estate TDCi to add to our Southampton fleet (South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust Contract) This vehicle is currently at EVO limited, Nr Luton, being equipped with it's ambulance livery and the very latest in emergency service vehicle technology. The vehicle is anticipated for delivery to our Southampton operations centre by Monday 20th July 2009.

AlcoSense Breathalyser
20-06-2009

A Personal Breathalyser, calibrated to UK police standard. A MUST HAVE item for all professional drivers! Event Paramedics Ltd is now an AlcoSense authorised dealer and we sell these units online. To read more about them, or to purchase online, please visit our sister site www.lhmedical.homestead.com/alcosense.html LHmedical.co.uk (Linden House Medical Centre, a division of Event Paramedics Ltd)

EP Opens Linden House Medical Centre
20-06-2009

We are pleased to say that our Health Centre is now open, and already very busy! We offer a variety of GP, Sports Therapist, Paramedic & ECP services including: Sports Injury Clinics for all sports and ages with special discounted rates for Huntingdonshire Football Association Club players. Occupational Health Services such as vaccinations and alcohol rehabilitation. Approved DVLA/DOT medicals for TAXI, HGV/LGV, BUS & COACH drivers.

We are also stockists of AlcoSense, the UK's leading personal breathalyser calibrated to police standard. These are a MUST HAVE for the professional driver and can be purchased online direct from our new Linden House website. We hope you will have time to have a look! www.lhmedical.co.uk   

Summer Event Staff Needed
08-06-2009

As we are now in our busy event season, we are currently looking to take on (bank) HPC Regsitered Paramedics, EMT's and First Aid Personnel, to help with our interesting and varied event work during the peak summer months.

if you would like some more information about our event work, please contact us at events@eventparamedics.co.uk and one of our Events Team will be more than happy to help.

Sam Edmunds                                                                                                                               Events & Project Director

EP Training Centre Open
08-06-2009

Since February 2009 Event Paramedics Ltd has successfully run a number of medical training courses from our new headquarters near Cambridge, and we are now expanding these services (See our Training Section of the website) We are lucky to have some of the country's leading Paramedic and Technician Educators already working on our 999 NHS contract teams, and with them we are developing further courses run for ambulance service professionals, by ambulance service professionals. If you are interested in the courses we offer, or you are an experienced tutor with a passion for delivering outstanding training, then we would love to hear from you!