If you missed the first episode this week then you can watch it again – https://www.channel4.com/programmes/paramedics-britains-lifesavers. It is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services within the West Midlands region of England. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 12:02pm to reports of a medical emergency at an address in Baddeley Green Lane. I am immensely proud of the work my staff did and continue to do, every single day. by damian1961 July 12, 2018 July 12, 2018. The research, which is being carried out by West Midlands Ambulance Service and two other ambulance services, is being funded by the British … For the very first time, an ambulance has been rigged with cameras for this brand new series giving a unique perspective on what it's like to respond to emergency calls. West Midlands Ambulance Service tweeted a video of paramedic Ozzy talking about why a four-day-old child in cardiac arrest was the sort of job you dread. Over the next three weeks, Paramedics: Britain’s Lifesavers will capture the lengths that the service went to in order to deal with the biggest challenge it has ever faced. Trust Chief Executive, Anthony Marsh, said: “Allowing Channel 4 access to WMAS enables us to show the extraordinary lengths that staff in every part of our organisation went to, to meet the challenge of coronavirus head on. Learn how your comment data is processed. Ambulance: Code Red. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I am immensely proud of the work my staff did and continue to do, every single day. North West Ambulance Service has declared a “major incident” over a high number of calls. 10 episodes. Emergency; Els; Car; 5.0 1,122 10 South Wales Police 2019 BMW 3 Series [ELS] 1.0. The "incredible" work of West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) during the height of the coronavirus outbreak will feature in a new TV series. 1.0 (current) 2,028 downloads , 18.1 MB June 05, 2020. The programmes look at many different areas of the Trust and tell the stories of some of the staff as they deal with the enormity of the situation faced by the entire Trust. The programme was made by Dragonfly Film & TV. By Grace Walton @GraceWaltonWN Trainee Reporter. It was a logistical headache to meet the demand. Natasha Sporn . Follows paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service as they carry out their duties around Britain. Student paramedics Sam and Caitlin have a baptism of fire as they deal with calls involving coronavirus patients, especially when Caitlin falls ill herself. Series Editor, Pete Wallis-Tayler, said: “We would like to thank all of the incredible staff who were filmed and those who have kindly allowed us to tell their stories. Deena Evans and Mike Hipgrave have been named as the West Midlands Ambulance Service workers attacked while attending a 999 call in Wolverhampton. Trust chief executive, Anthony Marsh, said: “Allowing Channel 4 access to WMAS enables us to show the extraordinary lengths that staff in every part of our organisation went to, to meet the challenge of coronavirus head on. She said: "West Midlands Ambulance Service can confirm one of its ambulances caught fire whilst the crew were in a nearby property in Stoke-on-Trent in the early hours of this morning. Download Share. It will also show the emotional toll it had on many within the service. To ease the pressure, students and volunteers stepped up to join those on the frontline and give something back to the NHS. West Midlands Ambulance Service said their staff were assaulted by patients they were sent to help in Birmingham, Telford and Redditch but no-one was seriously injured. By . Paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service take us right to the heart of the action, revealing everything that happens as … Both appeared in … From new call assessors, student paramedics, to staff returning to work after the call for additional staff; the command teams, education and training, they are all featured in the programmes. Self - West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust 3 episodes, 2020 Usman Khalid Self - Birmingham Muslim Burial Council 3 episodes, 2020 The Channel 5 reality TV show follows the critical care medics, who work with West Midlands Ambulance Service and the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, who attend the most time sensitive and life threatening incidents across the Black Country and wider West Midlands. A year ago to the day (5th November 2019), West Midlands Ambulance Service took it’s first 111 call. West Midlands Ambulance Service found itself at the centre of the storm when coronavirus hit the region. Both stabbed paramedics released from hospital. Now a TV documentary will reveal the drama of the outbreak as it happened. Today, 1.4 million calls later, staff are celebrating an incredibly successful first year. Over the next three weeks on Channel 4, “Paramedics: Britain’s Lifesavers” will capture the extraordinary lengths that West Midlands Ambulance Service went to, to ensure it was able to deal with the biggest challenge it has ever faced; the COVID-19 pandemic. By Lumix Designs. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 1.03am on Saturday to Brookwood Drive in Meir to reports of a stabbing. Ambulance is a British documentary television series broadcast on BBC One which follows the work of various ambulance services across the United Kingdom. 26 April 2018. Walsall Contract Extended! “I am immensely proud of the way every single person within the trust played a vital role in our response and how those efforts saved lives every single day.”. 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