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Our community first responders are volunteers who are trained by us to attend certain types of emergency calls in the area where they live or work. Their aim is to reach a potential life-threatening emergency in the first vital minutes before the ambulance crew arrives.

Their role is to help stabilise the patient and provide the appropriate care until the more highly skilled ambulance crew arrives on scene to take over the treatment.

Essential info

Role type: Voluntary
Locations: All counties. Please check the list below for the areas we are currently recruiting for CFRs.
Length of training: Intensive six-day training course. We offer options for the course depending on which suits you best:  Due to social distancing, some of the training is now online.

Criteria

Anyone can become a community first responder but you must:

  • be physically fit
  • be aged between 18-70
  • agree to a disclosure and barring service check (DBS). This was previously known as criminal records bureau disclosure or CRB.
  • have a sympathetic, caring nature
  • agree to undertake training, which we provide
  • have a full driving license and access to a road-worthy car.

Where are we are recruiting?

  • We are recruiting in various locations across all counties.  please get in touch with us to see if you are in an area we are recruiting into.

Want to join the team?

If you feel you could become a community first responder or a supporter and need more information, you can complete our online form or please email your request for information to: CFR@eastamb.nhs.uk

 

Who to contact

Name
Community Response Team
Email
CFR@eastamb.nhs.uk
Website
http://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/community-first-responders
Social Media
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Address
Suffolk

Where to go

Name
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Area served
All Suffolk

Days & Times

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Other details

Age Groups
Adults
Notes

we have groups in the following areas:

Aldeburgh Beccles Bently/Capel st Mary Boxford Bradfield combust Bruisyard/ Rendham BT Adastral Park Bungay Clare Claydon Darsham & Westleton Debenham/Stonham East Bergholt Elmsett  Elmswell/Woolpit Eye Felixstowe Framlingham Glemsford Gt Yarmouth Alderton Hadleigh Ipswich     Ixworth Kesgrave Lackford/All saints Lakenheath Lavenham Laxfield Leiston Lowestoft Martlesham Mendlesham Mildenhall Nayland Needham Mkt Newmarket Norton/Went Ofton & Willisham Orford Peasenhall   Rumburgh Saxmundham Shotley Southwold Stowmarket Stradbroke Stratford St Mary Stutton Sudbury Ufford Uggeshall   Wattisham Wenhaston Wissett Woodbridge Wrentham

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