SAVES
Somerset Accident Voluntary Emergency Service
SAVES is a registered charity (Charity No: 264354) that provides and supports a network of volunteer doctors to support the ambulance service in Somerset. The doctors have specialised training in the emergency management of trauma and medical conditions outside hospital. They respond to incidents at the request of ambulance control in their own cars carrying specialist equipment provided by SAVES. Read more
The One Show
BBC One, Thursday 12 January 2012
Dr James Hickman from SAVES, and colleagues from other schemes were pleased to have the opportunity to discuss the work of BASICS responders with Zoe Ball and Matt Baker.
More information on our scheme and how you can support our work is available on this website. Please feel welcome to explore.
If you are a doctor interested in joining us we would be delighted to hear from you. (See contact us)
If you are a lay person in the South West region, and interested in becoming a community first responder, please contact South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. More information is available on the Responders section of their website.
SAVES is one of a network of immediate care schemes across the UK which operate under the umbrella of the national organisation BASICS ("The British Association for Immediate Care").
The Scheme meets BASICS criteria for quality and has been accredited by BASICS.
