Posts by Lydia Crump
Simon Amos, Technical Crew Member
The Magpas Air Ambulance team that works on the frontline every day is made up of four crucial roles: A Doctor, Critical Care Paramedic, Pilot and Technical Crew Member. Most people know or could guess what the first three roles entail, but we spoke to one of Magpas Air Ambulance’s Technical Crew Members to find…
Read MoreSarah Walter, Critical Care Paramedic
Every year, a new cohort of Doctors and Critical Care Paramedics join local air ambulance charity Magpas Air Ambulance, to provide patients in life-threatening medical emergencies with lifesaving care. Magpas Air Ambulance Critical Care Paramedic Sarah Walter is one of the charity’s newer recruits, and began shifts on board the Magpas Air Ambulance, forming part…
Read MorePragya Mallick, Doctor
For Magpas Air Ambulance Dr Pragya Mallick, becoming a doctor and working in medicine was always written in the cards, but even she couldn’t have imagined just how far she would come. Born in Eastern India, Pragya was to uphold the family tradition of practising Medicine and follow in the footsteps of her grandfather who…
Read MoreAndy Smith, Critical Care Paramedic
Magpas Air Ambulance Clinical Operations Manager and Critical Care Paramedic Andy Smith has always had a passion for helping those in desperate need. Andy explains, “I was in the Royal Air Force for 34 years as a paramedic on the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT). I always wanted to be on the front line, treating…
Read MoreThe fascinating 50 year history of Magpas Air AmbulanceÂ
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow In 1971, two local Cambridgeshire GPs had the seed of an idea which would grow into one of the oldest emergency medical charities of its kind in the UK today. Dr Neville Silverston MBE and Dr Derek Cracknell MBE were regularly called to certify deaths at road traffic collisions.…
Read More18 year old Alice was given the chance to fight for life – and won!
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1563541714106{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1563541563014{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1563541663973{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1579007526422{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][sc_youtube video_id=”VPdWVXl8mB8″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] “I can still remember hearing the machines beeping and being so worried that at any second they could walk out of our kitchen…
Read MoreCovid-19 2nd national lockdown: A message from Magpas Air Ambulance CEO Daryl Brown
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1563462622612{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Six months ago, we were in the midst of the most challenging time the charity has ever experienced. I hoped then that we would be through the worst by now, but like you, we’re facing the impact of a second wave of the virus. As we enter into lockdown again,…
Read MoreThe Magpas Blog: #ClapForCarers
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1563541714106{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1563541563014{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1563541663973{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Horns honking, lights flashing, a convoy of 66 Fenland tractors take to the roads for #ClapForCarers When Antonia, the Head of Communications at Magpas Air Ambulance, witnessed an incredibly unique procession…
Read MoreGovernment announces £6m for Air Ambulance Charities
Magpas Air Ambulance is pleased that the Department of Health and Social Care have recognised the vital and unique role that Air Ambulance Charities play in the health of our nation, particularly at this time, with the announcement today of emergency funding to Air Ambulance UK. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Magpas has incurred significant…
Read MoreGoing above and beyond to care for patients during the pandemic
As a lifesaving organisation, continuing to respond to patients is as important now as it has ever been and the Magpas Air Ambulance advanced doctors and critical care paramedics continue to work on the front line in these challenging times. All members of the Magpas team are specially trained in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM), meaning…
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