THE National Health Service has been a part of life in the UK for decades, with a workforce that spans generations – from the retired nurses of yesteryear, to the junior doctors of today, and everyone in between.
As with any system of such size and national importance, challenges big and small are certain to arise. One of those hurdles is how to provide care to communities that lie off the beaten track and get medical support in the tight timeframes that members of the public expect once they’ve called 999.
The South Central Ambulance Charity is bridging the gap between NHS responders and patients in difficult-to-reach circumstances, while also bolstering stretched crews scrabbling from one emergency to the next. The service and its paramedics
