West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) is celebrating 15 years of Apprenticeships at the Trust this National Apprenticeship Week. Over the 15-years since their introduction,...
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Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with WMAS team
A man whose heart stopped beating last year will be forever grateful to his wife and the team of ambulance staff who saved his...
Lifesaving team installs 30 defibrillators
A West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic who set out on a mission to install a single defibrillator in her hometown of Evesham, has now...
Make Volunteering Your New Year’s Resolution as a Community First Responder
West Midlands Ambulance Service is recruiting for a new band of volunteer lifesavers as Community First Responders (CFRs). Volunteer CFRs are members of the general...
Over 7000 helped during first year of WMAS’ Mental Health Response Vehicles
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of West Midlands Ambulance Service’s new look Mental Health Response Vehicle (MHRV) service. Since its launch...
WMAS finds green solution to recycling old fleet
The Trust has recently sought an economical and sustainable solution for decommissioning ambulances, thanks to a recent partnership with De Lage Landen (DLL). With...
Researching a fast new way to identify a stroke at WMAS
West Midlands Ambulance Service is undertaking new research aimed at designing a lateral flow test which can quickly tell whether someone is having a...
WMAS delivers life-saving skills to BCFC Academy
Claire Brown – Wednesday 6th November 2024 – 9.00am. A team of WMAS staff volunteered their spare time recently to teach life-saving skills to...
Future Paramedics Jump Into the Virtual Driving Seat to Save Lives
Future Paramedics at West Midlands Ambulance Service are jumping into the virtual driving seat with a state-of-the-art virtual reality driving simulator to enhance their...
Your chance to learn a lifesaving skill with WMAS
It isn’t just our paramedics who have the ability to save a life – everybody does, with the help of some simple training. This...
WMAS prepares to transfer 600 patients
Jamie Arrowsmith – Wednesday 2nd October 2024 – 1pm West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) is set to transfer approximately 600 patients to the new...
WMAS 999 Dispatchers set to release “Stand Together” song for charity
Claire Brown – Wednesday 25th September 2024 – 2.00pm. A West Midlands Ambulance Service control room dispatcher with a passion for music is set...
