A project developed by our staff, partners and patients to improve care for women during and after pregnancy has been highly commended at the...
Category: North West Ambulance Service
Lifesaving skills shared across North West mosques
Our Community Resuscitation Team has again joined forces with the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) to bring lifesaving CPR skills into Muslim communities across...
NWAS Charity and Blues and Twos Credit Union expand lifesaving defibrillator coverage across the North West
North West Ambulance Charity and Blues and Twos Credit Union have joined forces once again to place seven new Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPADs)...
Remembering those we have lost at the National Ambulance Memorial Service
Since 2004, TASC, The Ambulance Service Charity, has arranged and hosted a national memorial service to honour, remember and thank the ambulance family members...
A special NWAS reunion nearly 20 years in the making
When Dan attended an NWAS event in 2008, he was just seven years old and had no idea that one day he would return...
Knowing your numbers: how NWAS colleagues are helping prevent strokes in Cumbria
For Cardiac Arrest Project Lead Megan Stephenson, helping people understand their blood pressure is an important part of preventing serious health problems before they...
NWAS supporting better health and wellbeing in the Jewish community
Recently, we joined local partners at a community health event for the Jewish community, helping more than 40 people learn more about their health...
A listening ear from NWAS when it matters most
Carol and Lee are two of our volunteer chaplains – it’s a brand-new volunteer role we have introduced. They help our staff by providing...
A second chance at life
“One minute we were chatting and eating, and the next David just completely fell,” she recalls. “We thought he was choking. We tried to...
NWAS volunteers recognised for dedication to local community
Two of our community first responder volunteers have been recognised for their dedication to helping keep their local community safe....
NWAS joins £50 million maternity research consortium to tackle health inequalities
Led by Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham, the programme will focus on building evidence and developing practical solutions to reduce differences in...
Seeing potential, not problems, at NWAS
For paramedic Iain Peel, a career in the ambulance service has never been defined by his learning difficulties. It has been defined by determination,...
