WANT Medical Services
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Press ReleaseIssued April 2008 What a busy start to the year we have had, We have taken delivery of a new front line ambulance (new to us) A 2003 Mercedes Sprinter Jacab ambulance ex Welsh Ambulance service. With this new vehicle we have continued our commitment to being as carbon friendly as we can. The new engine is a Euro 3 (low emissions and very economical) and the vehicle will see us move forward for the next 5 years. The old vehicle has been sold to a fellow ambulance company and will continue to be in service for many years to come. We have been approached to provide medical cover for the dedbeat dance event being held at the end of the month, and despite this being a busy weekend for us we have managed to find the right staff for the job. I am sad to report that despite our best efforts to be economical we have had to raise our prices slightly to cover the increased cost of fuel and servicing/Insurance. We are sure our customers will understand that we are not able to absorb the extra costs indefinitely. Please check the prices page for more details We have released dates for our first open courses in First aid at Work, anyone wanting to book a place can call the office or use the online form.
Issued Dec 2007 Well, as the year comes to an end there are just a few more items to report. WANT Medical Services has agreed to provide cover at the Royal Leisure Equestrian centre every Tue, Sun and alternate Saturdays starting Jan 2008. We will be sending a medic and car for each event there between the hours of 9 and 6. We are always looking for weekday contracts and can offer some really good rates for long term commitments. We have also been approached to tender for the Cancer Research UK 10K events for 2008 having proved ourselves with the cover at the 5K events over the last few years. As a company we are now sending staff to Nottingham City hospital to sit the Pre Hospital Emergency Care Technician certificate by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. This course covers all the usual ambulance knowledge plus the use of advanced airways and also cannulation and fluid resuscitation, along with some other advanced procedures. As part of this course all candidates are qualified in ILS (Immediate Life Support). We have also been confirmed as the Medical supplier for UKFM (United Kingdom Federation of Majorettes and baton Twirlers) for the national competition being held beginning of April in Camber Sands, this is the 5th year we have covered this event and is more proof of the quality and dedication of our staff. Issued Oct 2007 WANT Medical Services have just agreed to take on the medical cover for the Oval Racing Circuit in Angmering near Worthing for the remainder of the 2007 season and also the 2008 season. We will be covering Prod Stocks and SEGTO classes at the only banked concrete track in the south. As part of the contract we will also be covering the 'Mini Moto' races on the first Sunday of every month See the web site for full information. We have also conformed cover for the 2008 season for Ardingly Riding Club and the City Boxer events. Talks continue with The Troxy in London for the cover of all outside events at the venue after a successful 2 days at the UK Independence Party Conference. We have been approached by South Central Ambulance NHS Trust to enter into discussions to provide emergency cover in the form of one RRV and one Front Line Ambulance for the local Hampshire area. We are very excited about this partnership and will keep you all informed of the progress. Issued Sept 2007 What a busy few months we have had, we have covered filming of the new channel 4 series "Dumped' and are currently looking after the cast and crew of MI High. Our new Land Rover has been a huge success and has been out and about at lots of muddy events, Motocross, Mountain Boarding, Hunter Trials, Lawn Mower Racing, Corporate off road fun days - In fact it has been so busy we had to put the refurb on hold for now! We did manage to get her (Its called Yolandie) some new wheels and tyres, a re-wire of all ancillary equipment, a new engine and new seats. Next on the list is a new roof to improve the aerodynamics of the vehicle and stop the small leaks in heavy rain. Over the summer months we have also been able to assist our local St John and Red Cross cover events and increase man power, covering Eastbourne Tennis and Eastbourne Extreme to name but a few. Our crews have also been about supporting other companies and we recently covered 'Cage Rage' in London. Investment in equipment has seen the purchase of 3 more AED units to ensure that all vehicles now have a unit and all staff have been given update training to the latest guidelines on the use of these life saving machines. All units have both auto and manual settings and can be used to monitor any patient in distress if need be, where trained to do so we also have all necessary drugs for ILS advanced life support. Issued April 2007 WANT Medical services have been awarded the contract to supply medical cover to all the events held by the Equi-Fun club in Sussex, this will include show jumping, cross country and Hunter trials. Organisers of equestrian events are welcome to contact us for a quote for any level of cover from single medic to 4x4 paramedic ambulances equipped to riding club standards. The British Lawn Mower Association have asked us to provide cover for the Sussex calendar this year to include the now famous 12 hour overnight event in the grounds of Brinsbury College. WANT Medical Services will be providing the medical cover for the music event at Victoria Park on 6-7th July and have also been confirmed as the supplier for 2008! Issued Feb 2007 WANT Medical Services are pleased to announce that they are the sole providers for a series of concerts to be held in the grounds of Stanmer House. Acts such as Ronan Keating and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing the gigs. Full details from the website http://www.themusicpark.co.uk/ this is an exciting new venture for the city and we are proud to be part of it Since the last report in Jan Mid Sussex Motocross have decided to return to their previous supplier of Paramedic support for the 2007 season, we wish them all the best of luck in the weeks to come and remain happy to help with any future events. Watch this space........ new vehicles coming soon! We are in negotiations with supplier to increase our vehicle fleet and event coverage. New accounting software now live! We are able to offer email invoicing and statements to all customers as well as the more traditional postal service (one helps to save the Polar Bears the other won't!). The new system will also automatically charge interest on all overdue accounts and keep a tally on the new amounts, saving the team time to spend on serving our customers. The Holocaust project has approached WANT Medical Services to provide medical support to their trips to concentration camps in Poland for 6th Form students, it is planned to have up to 15 dates across the warmer months. Further to this we are also actively quoting for many other sporting events and some bespoke cover requests.
Issued Jan 2007 WANT Medical Services have been awarded the contract to provide Paramedic cover for Mid Sussex Motocross in the 2007 season, we will be supplying 1 front line ambulance with Paramedic Crew and also a 4x4 Response unit with Paramedic Crew. Both vehicles will carry full Drugs pack and advanced airway equipment. We have also been asked to provide medical support to events organised by Flight Centre UK Ltd - Healthwise Corporate Health & Wellbeing Leader. We start the year off with a football match in Surrey. City Boxer has also renewed their contract for the 2007 season, along with all our other customers, this is testament to the high level of service and professionalism we provide. New events can be quoted for with just a few details use the form Request for Medical Cover to send your details. From February we are able to
offer our clients the option of email invoices and statements with the
introduction of our new accounting package. As our company continues to grow we
have found the need to upgrade to a newer more powerful system. We have
evaluated lots of systems and found TAS Books to be the one to offer what we
need both now and in the long term.
Issued Nov 2006 The Home office has issued a guidance booklet aimed at event organisers, covering planning, use of stewards local authority requirements, advice on risk assessments and when to involve the police to ensure that carnivals, charity and other sporting events and public events are as safe as possible. The guide can be read by clicking here WANT Medical Services has just taken delivery of a new Suzuki Grand Vitara rapid response unit, this vehicle has permanent 4 wheel drive and can be supplied to events covert or with blue lights and ambulance signage. This vehicle also carries Oxygen and Defibrillation equipment as standard and can respond to any emergency or need of our customers.
Issued Oct 2006 WANT Medical Services have been added to the approved supplier list for all ITV Productions, this is further proof of our dedication to the film industry and our high standards of staff and vehicles. We look forward to working with ITV on many productions in the future for both unit nurse and also specialist stunt cover on an ad-hoc basis. We have just received supplies of our new uniforms, better fleeces that are wind and water proof, Pilot shirts for all ambulance Transfers and Training and embroidered polo shirts for all medical cover work. This will help to ensure our staff always look professional and smart. Id Cards are still carried to ensure you can be certain of staff qualifications and current company status. The old fleeces and polo shirts may be still in use while we get the new uniform out to all staff. We have also had the ambulances in for a spruce up on the outside - all faded signage has been removed and replaced with more robust 10 year film to again improve the image of the company and staff. Navigation systems have also been updated for the response units and support cars as part of our continued improvement strategy.
issued Sept 2006 Over the summer we have continued to assist the local Red Cross and St John in supplying medical cover to events in Sussex and Kent, we have provided ambulance and medic resources and have event taken on contracts to relieve pressure on the volunteers and support staff. We have also invested in new uniforms for all our staff to keep up the professional image. All Ambulance transfer staff and training staff will now wear company pilot shirts, polo shirts will continue to be used for medical cover. We have also just ordered wind-stopping fleeces as the early starts are getting chilly!
Issued July 2006 WANT Medical services have just been awarded the contract to provide medical cover for the 3 day family town extravaganza to be held in Haywards Heath, we will be providing an ambulance and 6 medics for the 3 day festivities.
Issued June 2006 WANT Medical Services have saved the day again when the medical cover for the Henley Carnival pulled out with 2 days to go! We were able to provide the medical cover for the street theatre and associated displays along with radio Comms for the teams on foot patrol. The organisers were more than pleased with the service we offered and have provisionally booked us for the next years event We have been asked to provide cover for the Bloom Festival in Hampshire at the beginning of August, this is a new festival and we are proud to be the first team to provide medical cover for the 3000 revellers that are expected to attend this music event in the lovely setting of a Victorian garden. WANT Medical services will be providing 2 paramedic ambulances, 8 medics and a control team for the 3 day event offering cover 24 hours a day.
issued 28 February 2006 WANT Medical services have donated more medical cover and printing services to the Horley Fire Station 'Oscars' fundraising ball earlier this month, we provided the evening with 3 medics all in blend in suits and ball gowns and also assisted in the design and production of the programmes, donating both computer power and also printing using our in-house printing services. The evening was a huge success and raised in excess of £7000. Our 4x4 response vehicle was on site and displayed to the attending crowds but thankfully not needed.
issued 31 January 2006 We are now able to offer our customers the convenience of paying by credit card using our payment partner PayPal, this is subject to a 3.5% handling charge and can be done by email without the need for the customer to have a PayPal account. Customers are asked to contact the sales office for more details.
issued 28 January 2006 WANT medical Services saved the day when a local NHS hospital was left 'in the lurch' by their usual supplier of out of hours patient transport, we received the SOS call in the control room at 1600 and had a vehicle on the road and collecting the first of 6 medical patient transfers by 1700. At 0100 the next day having completed all the transfers and discharges and being thanked by the Site managers and staff the crew headed for home. Our thanks to the crew who agreed to come in to work and help.
issued 19 January 2006 WANT Medical Services have been awarded the contract to cover 'City Boxer' matches in London for the 2006 season. We will be required to provide Paramedic support to the boxers. The first fight is on Feb 3 and will be held at the York Halls, Bethnal Green, London. We are able to offer advice and medical support for all types of sporting events and will be happy to provide a tailored quote for any requirement. Organisers should in the first instance contact the control room on 01273 241710 or fill in the online form found at www.w-a-n-t.co.uk/request_online.htm
issued 15 November 2005 WANT Medical Services have been approached to tender for the supply of the medical cover at the Global Gathering 2006 to be held 28-30 July at the Long Marston Airfield. This is a 2 day music festival featuring the best of the UK and word DJ's and is expected to draw a Saturday crowd of 45,000 with camping facilities. We will be providing a field hospital, First aiders and emergency ambulance support to the local NHS during the event with the view to treating all minor injuries and medical conditions on site and not overloading the local A & E services. If successful in our bid we will also be providing cover at a new event in Newcastle for approximately 25000 people to be organised by the same company. We are able to offer advice and medical support for all types of outdoor event and will be happy to provide a tailored quote for any event. Organisers should in the first instance contact the control room on 01273 241710 or fill in the online form found at www.w-a-n-t.co.uk/request_online.htm
Issued 8 November 2005 Brighton based company WANT Medical Services have continued their support for UK Charities by donating 2 days emergency ambulance cover to a new NSPCC ad campaign to be shown in the New Year. Managing Director Wayne Sturt says, “It all started 2 weeks ago when I received a call from one of our film clients asking if we could help in any way with the filming of an advert, the budget was non existent and they really needed ambulance cover as there were to be cars exploding and children used in the story line”. By Wednesday night we had the call sheet outlining the days of filming and the early start of 06:30 in the East End of London. The location - a local cycle track and link road, and the weather - standard British winter: cold, wet and windy! Once breakfast had been duly eaten the director and stunt coordinator set about the task of setting up the first shot of the day - a wide view of cars driving on the road, by 16:40 we had lost the light and packed up for the day, we had filmed the cars colliding and tomorrow is the explosion scene. Another early start but the weather is blue skies and sun, however this poses a problem for the director as all yesterdays filming was with wet roads. The fire cover we had provided the answer with a wet down of the road and cars and we set up for the big shot. Rigging a car to explode is a long and dangerous process and takes up most of the day, by 15:00 we are ready and 3 cameras are positioned to catch every detail of the bang, we will only get one chance to film this! The shot is a success and some cut away shots of bystanders and the driver are done with flame effects provided from a gas powered flame bar held against the car. By 16:30 the light is gone and it is all over, the team set about packing up and looking forward to their next project. As a company WANT Medical Services are always looking for ways to support local and national charity work whenever we can, and we were delighted to have been asked to help with such a worthwhile cause. Other recent charity work included 4x4 response car cover for a Cancer Research ad campaign and sponsorship for a new Drugs Awareness programme for local junior schools. WANT Medical Services specialise in providing medical cover for the Film and TV industry as well as public and sporting events and concerts. More information can be found on their website www.w-a-n-t.co.uk or by calling the control centre on 01273 241710
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