Mark Hellaby

Mark Hellaby, ODP with a passionate interest in simulation, performance, systems engineering, Safety II and patient safety. ALS instructor. NWAS eCFR

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@Doc_IonaCollins So it depends if your local ambulance service use it and what their criteria is for who can use it - although anyone can use that app (and register for it) who the ambulance service will alert varies -some places it’s used a lot, other services don’t and some just for set groups

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@keatingteam1 @RemoteAreaRisk Nearly a clear sky in Salford too

[Nicki Credland 💙 @credland_nicki]

We’re setting research priorities re communication and swallowing —and we need your input. If you’ve been in ICU, supported someone, or work in this field your voice matters @BACCNUK @ICS_updates @UKCCNA @theRCN

👉 Take the survey here:  https://t.co/vLNfRxezQe

[The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives @AACE_org]

. @AACE_org is supporting further excellent, free #adrenalinsufficiency information & training sessions hosted by @AddisonsUK - available for ALL #paramedics & clinical #ambulance personnel.

Register for the next one (2 April) at https://t.co/QW6QeRn53U

@ParamedicsUK #JRCALC

[The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives @AACE_org]

The National #AmbulanceVolunteering 2026 Survey is live and inviting responses.

The confidential survey will help to identify strengths and areas for improvement that will support #volunteer service improvement and innovation.

> https://t.co/LWSSsfkcID

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@DrStuP Awesome work :) I’ll add my version of IC342 as havn’t posted it on here

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Congratulations - well deserved

[Emergency Medicine Journal @EmergencyMedBMJ]

#October2025

🫀 We need to talk about Annie 🫀

For decades, millions have learnt CPR using Resusci-Annie – a white, slim, blond female manikin created in the 1960s. But how well does Annie reflect the people we actually resuscitate in real life? @ResusCouncilUK @RCollEM

In a recent EMJ editorial, Ellen Weber @emjeditor challenges us to think critically about diversity in CPR training.

A scoping review found:
✅ Most manikins remain white and slim
✅ Only 5% of instructional videos used non-white manikins
✅ Just 12% of teaching institutions reported having diverse manikins
✅ Black participants reported feeling more engaged when manikins reflected their ethnicity

https://t.co/A0yI3jqtTM📖 📖

We already know that CPR is less likely to be performed in deprived or minority communities. Could the lack of representation in training be sending the wrong message?

If we want to tackle inequities in resuscitation, perhaps it’s time to start with Annie.

📖 Read the full editorial here: https://t.co/y8gkAIR653

#EmergencyMedicine #Resuscitation #Equity #MedicalEducation #CPR

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

All set up for the @MFTnhs simulation conference today with 150 people expected

[TheResusRoom @TheResusRoom]

🚨Resus Guidelines 2025; R2R podcast out now🚨

We unpack the latest guidelines, ALS, ventilation, defibrillation, paediatric, newborn & post-ROSC care & what they mean for practice.

🎧 Listen now:
https://t.co/JllNsEBEYL

https://t.co/ipr8fDZirQ

https://t.co/RNpmm81F57

[Meg Stephenson @MEGZI83]

A fantastic event celebrating and recognising so many inspirational Volunteers across @NWAmbulance #NWASvolunteering ⭐️

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@MariaRives82 @MFT_SaintMarys

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

Great session today on pre-hospital obstetric emergencies and chance for NWAS colleagues to work with @MFT community midwives

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@PhD_Midwife @NWAmb_Steve @MFTnhs

[Karim Brohi @karimbrohi]

How do you save arrested bleeding trauma patients with pH <6.5? With systematic research and implementation across the Royal London Hospital Major Trauma Centre & London's Air Ambulance, supported by @Barts_Charity & @LDNairamb. This is what we've been up to (& where we're going)

[Bill Kilvington 💙 FCODP, FRCA @BillKilvington]

#ODPs your Professional Body https://t.co/U0DhX7GlNC has announced details for the next educators forum.
#CODPTheVoiceOfTheODP

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@StuLittle1972 @owenmorgs @jemsconnect With the complexity in respect of patients but also resources and environment - protocols (and policies) will never cover it all - but this is also learning for the organisation/governance - much better to develop adaptability than have people stop when the algorithm fails

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@StuLittle1972 @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Yes can see how proactive dispatching would be a real benefit - we only have very limited information about the job and no insight into pressure on the local area when I’m trying to sieve and sort calls

[Mark Hellaby @safety_mark]

@StuLittle1972 @eCFR_East_Lancs @MattCooperAmb @MarkEvans1208 @NWAmb_Steve @Gene4Q @NWAmbulance @MEGZI83 @CrtNwamb @NWAmb_CRTJane Yes and also releasing RRVs from scene and even just being an extra pair of eyes too -think that to an extent there is a weighting for different elements so whilst rural may very much be on getting someone to scene, urban areas with multiple jobs it’s more about supporting system

[Meg Stephenson @MEGZI83]

We’re offering free lifesaving CPR sessions at 14 locations across the NW for #RestartAHeartDay

In Cumbria, join us at:

♥️ Carlisle United – Cumbria Lounge
♥️ Barrow – The Soccer Bar
♥️ Kendal Masonic Lodge
♥️ Workington Library – Curwen Room

Book now: https://t.co/pd39N3Hezb