Farley Wilson and her older brother Logan Wilson were named Young Persons of Outstanding Bravery, and were presented with the certificates by WMAS Chief Executive Mr Anthony Marsh. Earlier this year, the siblings discovered that their diabetic mother was unresponsive. Logan made the call to emergency services, and while waiting for help to arrive, attempted to give her medication and put her in recovery position, while Farley went to alert their next-door neighbour and ask for help. (Photo credit: WMAS/Emagica)
Honouring
Ambulance Staff
And Volunteers
At Copthorne
Merry Hill-Dudley
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) held a day of celebration at Copthorne Merry Hill-Dudley, as the efforts of WMAS staff, Community First Responders, St John Ambulance, other emergency services and voluntary organisations, businesses, and individuals were honoured at the Trust’s award ceremonies.
The Trust handed out a range of Long Service awards to operational members of staff, honouring them for their hard work and commitment through 20, 25, 30 and even 35 years of service. Staff also received Excellence Awards including Chief Officer’s Commendations.
Pictured above with his grandparents, University of Worcester Student Paramedic Mr Dominic Sharland (2nd from left) was presented with a Chief’s Officer Commendation by Mr Anthony Marsh (1st from right). He was honoured for providing emergency care and playing a huge part in saving his grandfather’s life, as his grandfather had suddenly lost consciousness at home. Mr Sharland called for an ambulance and started chest compressions on his granddad, and also kept his grandmother and other family members reassured throughout. (Photo credit: WMAS/Emagica)
WMAS Chairman Sir Graham Meldrum said, “It is fantastic to have the chance to pay tribute and honour people who have dedicated their lives to the ambulance service.
“Those who have given so much of their lives to serving other people, and those who have often put themselves in danger in order to help others or performed heroic acts deserve every bit of thanks they get for ensuring we, as an ambulance service, continue to provide the very best level of patient care possible,” he added.
At the event, WMAS also honoured members of the public who had gone beyond the call of duty to help save lives and support the work of WMAS staff. This included Community First Responders, trained volunteers who respond to local emergency calls and provide first aid before an ambulance arrives, and members of the public who rendered their vital assistance to patients.
Police Community Support Officer Mr Garry Marson (left) received the Blue Light Commendation from Mr Marsh. He was commended for his efforts in saving a mother-of-two’s life, administering early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until ambulance crews arrived. (Photo credit: WMAS/Emagica)
WMAS Chief Executive Mr Anthony Marsh said, “We are incredibly proud of the high level of performance we achieve as an ambulance service, of the fact we are the only ambulance service to be rated ‘outstanding’ and of the high level of patient care we achieve day in, day out. That would not be possible without the help of our volunteers who do an incredible job in supporting us, and we want to take this chance to say thank you and recognise those who have gone above and beyond what is expected with some truly heroic and brave acts for which you deserve great recognition.”
WMAS is UK’s second largest ambulance service, serving the counties Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
