OVER half a million pounds is being given to the ambulance service which covers Dorset to take on more community first responders. The £560,000 funding from NHS Charities Together will help to ease the pressure on the ambulance service during these unprecedented and challenging times. The grant is part of £7m which has been allocated by population across all the ambulance charities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to support from the public, this funding will provide: observation equipment for community first responder volunteers to provide enhanced assessment and patient care. It will also see the introduction of improved services to meet the needs of those patients suffering mental health issues, including training packages for front line ambulance clinicians to better equip them for complex and challenging calls.
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NHS Charities Together funds South Western Ambulance Service
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