Steve Westbrook

Specialist Paramedic - Critical Care with @dsairambulance and @swasFT

[Air Ambulances UK @AirAmbulancesUK]

🌟 Gillian Bryce from @dsairambulance nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by @Airbus! 🏆

With over 30 years of pioneering work in Emergency Medicine, Gillian has been a driving force for pre-hospital care in the South West.

#AAUKAWARDS #LifetimeAchievement

[Air Ambulances UK @AirAmbulancesUK]

🌟 Dr. Laura Bland from @dsairambulance wins Doctor of the Year, sponsored by @Leonardo_live! 🏆

Laura has made an incredible impact on pre-hospital critical care and led national examinations, donating over 400 hours to support the future of emergency medicine. #AAUKAWARDS

[Air Ambulances UK @AirAmbulancesUK]

🏆 Congrats to Neil Bizzell, Critical Care Practitioner of the Year, sponsored by @MedicalZoll!

Neil’s leadership with @dsairambulance’s Outreach Programme has brought life-saving critical care to countless patients, inspiring others with his commitment to excellence. 👏

[University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust @UHD_NHS]

Meet the Simulation Team

Simulation Practitioner - Liz Ponsford

"This role allows me to work with clinicians from all over the Trust. A highlight recently has been working with the Air Ambulance, to facilitate team working between pre-hospital and the cardiac cath labs."

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

This week is #AirAmbulanceWeek and we are hitting the streets of @ClarksVillageUK to teach life-saving CPR!🫀

Come and talk to us to find out more about your local life-saving #AirAmbulance charity.

📍 Clarks Village, Farm Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0BB
⏰ until 4:30pm today

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

The pupils at @wintonps have been increasing their fitness as well as raising vital funds for our charity. 🏃

The school’s current fundraising total is over £11,000. 🤯 Well done to everyone involved, your support of our charity is lifesaving! 🙏💚

[DocBike_Dorset @DocBike_Dorset]

It’s Weymouth Ambulance Station open day! Come along, learn CPR, check out a whole host of 999 vehicles and meet some amazing people!

[Donna Rawlings @DonnaRawlings15]

Very proud to see our very own Stuart Cox presenting at the ACCP conference #accpconference2023 #uhscriticalcare

[Burnham-On-Sea.com @burnham_on_sea]

A Burnham father and daughter are set to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for the @dsairambulance charity — read more on the link below https://t.co/amgT7qTFz3

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

We are one of only three air ambulances in the UK that employ nurses as part of our clinical team to provide pre-hospital critical care. We are proud of our multi-profession workforce, who are there for patients when they need us the most. #InternationalNursesDay #NursesDay

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

New funding announced to enable us to land safely and reach more patients in poor weather conditions.
Our airbase, Henstridge was one of five helicopter landing sites selected to benefit from the programme, run by the @UK_CAA and @transportgovuk.
https://t.co/NxrwOrU6MN

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

🚴 NEW EVENT 🚴 Cycle the extra mile for your local air ambulance and sign up for our challenging bike ride – Race from the Base. Taking place on Saturday 10th June 2023.

Choose to cycle 30, 60 or 100km with our airbase serving as a glorious finish line👉 https://t.co/0DSYKE7iLF

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

Happy 104th birthday to Jean Turner! Jean is a devoted supporter and continues to volunteer and fundraise for us. Rather than gifts for her birthday, she once again requested donations. Thank you so much Jean, you are truly inspiring!

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

@DorsetTraumaDoc @DocBikeUK @roadsafetyaward @vb_h @AirAmbulancesUK @DocBike_Devon @DocBike_Staffs @Docbike_IOW @DocBike_Sussex @DocBike_Dorset @DocBike_Northnt @DocBike_Wales Proud to work alongside you ever day! Nothing more than you all deserve!

[Dr Ian Mew @DorsetTraumaDoc]

@DocBikeUK @roadsafetyaward @vb_h @AirAmbulancesUK @dsairambulance @DocBike_Devon @DocBike_Staffs @Docbike_IOW @DocBike_Sussex @DocBike_Dorset @DocBike_Northnt @DocBike_Wales A huge thanks to every volunteer and every person who has supported this initiative over the past 10 years of our work. There are so many people who have shown their passion for working together to make a difference; I’d like to say a personal thank-you for your trust & help 👏👏

[DocBike UK @DocBikeUK]

What an incredible day we’ve had at the Prince Michael International @roadsafetyaward #PMIRSA

We’re immensely #proud & honoured to have been awarded the prestigious PMIRSA for our contribution to #motorcycle injury prevention!

We look forward to sharing more information soon!

[Surfwell @opsurfwell]

Buy in…. A thread..

Life just has a nasty habit of blindsiding you. One minute you’re thinking about your 17 years in the police and enjoying life on armed response, you’re training hard and your focus is very much on how well everything is going.

[Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) @dsairambulance]

National Health Statistics state that young people are more at risk of death from a Road Traffic Collision than from any other accidental cause. Safe Drive, Stay Alive is a roadshow created to educate young people on road safety 👉 https://t.co/XU7LseiyCJ

#RoadSafetyWeek

[Air Ambulances UK @AirAmbulancesUK]

🥇 Congratulations Ian Mew from @dsairambulance

💫 For winning Doctor of the Year at the #AAUKAWARDS who has been instrumental in transforming care provided to the injured in the South West region whilst contributing to the development of injury prevention campaigns!