The St John Emergency Ambulance Service has received a £600 donation from local building company JW Rihoy & Sons towards the purchase of a new emergency ambulance vehicle. Rihoy & Sons held a fundraising event at Les Rocquettes Hotel on the evening of the England’s first match in the World …
Ambulance personnel have been nominated in the Rossborough-sponsored “Emergency Hero of the Year” category of the Guernsey Press Pride of Guernsey Awards. The nomination came from a grateful patient. Emily Nuttall said paramedics had given her a great deal of support when she needed it. ‘Having been faced with many mental health and …
The St John Emergency Ambulance Service held a CPR Marathon on Friday 22nd June to raise funds for a new emergency ambulance and to teach members of the public basic CPR. Teams from local businesses, schools and organisations signed up to complete one hour time slots of resuscitation throughout the …
ROYAL BIRTHDAY PARTY ONE OF TWO PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS FOR MATTHEW. Matthew Holland, Guernsey’s Cadet of the Year, has just returned from attending two significant national events in London. Matthew was invited to represent St John at the Buckingham Palace garden party to celebrate the 70th birthday of HRH Prince of Wales. A …
St John Training Services has been teaching more than six hundred local school children how to deal with a medical emergency as part of the annual ‘Safety Calling Challenge’. The 10 and 11 year olds have been learning how to make a 999 call and how to do CPR on …
Two St John volunteer drivers have been presented with the Mick Peters Award for Exceptional contribution to Rescue and Community Services. Voluntary Ambulance Care Assistants Paul Kennedy and Neil Archer give up their own time to assist the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service with the collection and delivery of renal patients, who require …
This week is national Volunteers Week. It is a great opportunity to say thank you to all the St John volunteers who give up their time to help others in our community. St John Guernsey current has 35 Community First Responders, 31 Ambulance Reserve Volunteers and 44 Adult Event First Aiders. We also …
We were delighted and honoured to welcome the Prior (Executive Chair) of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem and Chair of St John Ambulance to Guernsey this week. Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis CBE DL KStJ, former Honorary Surgeon to Her Majesty the Queen …
As St John in Guernsey increases its focus on providing pre-hospital medical care and support, in line with the changing health demands in the island, the Board and Commandery of St John have now taken the decision to cease the Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) service from the end of the …
The College of Paramedics is hoping to build stronger links with ambulance staff in Guernsey following a recent visit from College of Paramedics representative Jason Brooke. Mr Brooke, a Board Trustee for the Great Western Region of the College of Paramedics, met staff and members of the senior leadership team of …
