AN emergency responders charity supporting the NHS ambulance service is thrilled to be opening its first ever base on the outskirts of Lymm.
The North West Pre-Hospital Critical Care charity (NWPCCC) is a group of NHS doctors, critical care paramedics and nurses who volunteer in their own time to respond in support of the NHS ambulance service.
Until now they have largely responded from their own homes, for example, Dr Scott Beattie as a resident of Lymm has attended a number of significant and well publicised incidents in the immediate area, often arriving on scene as the first healthcare professional.
The support the charity receives enables it to deliver enhanced prehospital care. This means their patients can receive a standard of care above what regular paramedics can deliver. They can deliver interventions that would otherwise have to wait till the patient arrives in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care or surgical theatres.
The new base will be located on Barleycastle Trading Estate and it will allow the charity to have a permanent home for its two dedicated rapid response vehicles that the volunteers use if undertaking a prearranged team shift – at other times the responders use their own personal vehicles that have been adapted for blue light driving. The base will also facilitate considerable improvements in the resources and provisions for the charity and this will lead to even better patient care.
The charity have established an Amazon Wishlist for anyone who could kindly help them become established in the base (tiny.cc/nwpcccwishlist). Alternatively donations are welcomed as the charity can use the funds to support their core activities in providing life-saving care to the population of the North West (tiny.cc/nwpcccdonations).
