Raymond Edensor, a paramedic at West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, has been announced as one of only two England-based recipients of the Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal (QAM) in the New Year’s Honours List.
The QAM ensures that the dedication of ambulance staff has the same level of Royal recognition as other members of the emergency services.
Raymond, who has 27 years’ service at WMAS was nominated from within his own Trust and received several letters of support from external people. His citation stated:
“Known as the ‘running paramedic’, Raymond has helped raise in excess of £250k for the Dreams Come True Charity who support terminally ill children. He has twice run from Stafford to London followed by the London Marathon dressed in full decontamination equipment which he wore for 24 hours. The efforts made by Raymond and the selfless and professional way that he goes about his personal and work life were recognised when he was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by the Staffordshire Rotary Club. He has an extremely caring approach to his profession and is an excellent ambassador of West Midlands Ambulance Service.”
The other England-based recipient was former Chief Executive of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Hayden Newton. Read the full story here.
In Wales, the QAM was awarded to Michael Collins, Assistant Director, Workforce Development at the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust. More details are available here.
In Scotland, the QAM was awarded to Gary Hardacre, Head of Risk and Resilience, Scottish Ambulance Service. Click here for more details.
For more information on the QAM click here.
