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“Immediate (Medical) Care is the provision of skilled medical help at the scene of an accident, medical emergency, or during transport to hospital”.
It consists of the recognition, resuscitation and stabilization of the seriously injured and it extends beyond the preservation of life to the prevention of complications and the relief of suffering.

Our Mission

The relief of persons in need by reason of accident or other emergency by the provision of immediate medical treatment and care by registered medical practitioners and other suitably qualified personnel within the geographical county of Lancashire

About Med-ALERT

Med-ALERT doctors are under contract to the North West Ambulance Service (NHS Trust) as Honorary Medical Officers and are mobilised only by Ambulance Control.

 

Med-ALERT provides two separate services:
(A) An Immediate Medical Care service
(B) A Medical Incident Officer rota
 

Contact Information

The Charity Director is responsible for the proper running of Med-ALERT as a charity. Namely registration with the Charity Commissioners, the Data Protection Act, Insurers, keeping of accounts, auditing of accounts, raising of funds, publicity, liaison with fund raising bodies etc. Supporter member activities would be also included as would periodic meetings of the whole Charity for the purpose of information, co-ordination and planning. 

The Business Director is responsible for liaison with Ambulance Service, PCT’s, Voluntary Aid Societies, Military, OOH’s services, NHS Direct, the LMC, professional groups and all other bodies where contractual arrangements of a medical nature may involved. 

The Medical Director is responsible the definition of clinical competencies required, the vetting and training of recruits, the continuing development of existing members, the organisation of training courses, the collection of clinical records, the audit of clinical data, the provision of medical equipment, the servicing of it and the documentation of all the aforesaid to provide evidence of clinical governance.

Telephone
01282 710488
 
Electronic mail
Charity Director: Nigel Robinson, 4 Richmond Avenue, Cliviger, Burnley
                        nigelerobinson@ntlworld.com
Business Director: Dr Bap Biswas
                        bapi@biswas.org.uk
Medical Director: Dr Vic Calland
                        vic@victorcalland.co.uk

 

 

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