Aberfeldy Community First Responder Group

26/08/2025

Online training CPR training and defibrillator awareness sessions. 20 minutes of your time could save someone's life.

08/08/2025

592 calls attended by volunteer CFRs. Could you help? For more information contact us!

Here’s a snapshot of the numbers that made up our emergency response in July.

Over 50% of emergency calls to 999 were handled without a trip to A&E through management on scene, alternative pathways, and remote clinical triage.

30/07/2025

Having CPR skills means you can give potentially life saving skills to not only strangers but loved ones too. Could you become a Community First Responder? Get in touch for more information

Mary Kinninmonth’s Community First Responder (CFR) instincts and training saved her husband’s life when he suffered a cardiac arrest at home earlier this year.

John has been doing so well in his recovery that he has been able to resume his own role as a CFR again alongside Mary in the Howe Of Fife Community First Responders group.

Laura Cameron, Scottish Ambulance Service Community Resilience Team Leader, said: “Mary’s quick thinking, calm leadership, and CFR skills kicked in instantly, giving John the immediate care he needed at home.

“Mary is a testament to the value of our community responders and the extraordinary difference they make – not just to strangers, but to the people they love the most.”

14/07/2025

Here is a snapshot of the figures that made up our emergency response last month.

CFRs stands for Community First Responder and this figure includes our Cardiac Responder groups. We are proud to have almost 1,000 volunteer responders across Scotland.

If you are interested in becoming a CFR for your community, find out more: https://www.scottishambulance.com/your-community/community-first-responders/

08/07/2025

Happy International Paramedics day! What would we do without paramedics ❤️

🚑💚 Happy International Paramedics Day! 💚🚑

Today, we’re sending a huge THANK YOU to our incredible colleagues at the Scottish Ambulance Service. Whether it’s responding to emergencies or working side-by-side with our teams in hospitals and communities - we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re proud to work alongside you.

Here’s to the paramedics, technicians, call handlers, and everyone who keeps the wheels turning. You are true heroes in green. 💚

13/06/2025

May 2025 figures...542 calls attended by CFRs across Scotland.

Here is a snapshot of the figures that made up our emergency response last month.

Our integrated clinical hub is made up of a multidisciplinary team of clinical advisors, advanced practitioners and GPs.
Read more about the ICH here: https://www.scottishambulance.com/news/sas-integrated-clinical-hub-1/

08/06/2025

At the end of we would like to add our thanks to the Community First Responders team here in our area along with our thanks to all volunteers within our community

23/05/2025

Two Ambulance technicians are running the Edinburgh marathon in full kit raising money for The Ambulance Service Charity. If anyone can spare any money to support the cause the link is on the original post!

Best of luck to Jack Falconer, Technician of Wick and Dominic Ballisat, Technician of Edinburgh, who will compete the Edinburgh Marathon wearing full uniform, including boots, and a 10kg ambulance response bag.

The pair are raising money for TASC The Ambulance Staff Charity and so far they have raised more than £2,000

Fantastic effort and we wish them all the best. Support their cause at https://ow.ly/mF5o50VWmUN

09/04/2025

457 calls across Scotland for CFRs in March.

Could you help your local First Responder group? Get in touch for more information

Here is a snapshot of the figures that made up our emergency response last month.

25/03/2025

We’re proud to be supporting the launch of PADmap!

Every second counts in a cardiac arrest, and this tool will play a key role in tackling inequalities in resuscitation across Scotland by making sure public access defibs are placed in high-risk areas to increase survival rates.

Learn more: https://padmap.org/

Usher Institute - The University of Edinburgh
Save A Life For Scotland
St John Scotland
British Heart Foundation - Scotland
Scottish Ambulance Service

24/03/2025

Looking forward to our fundraising quiz night this Thursday at 7:30pm at the Ailean Chraggan Hotel & Restaurant

Thanks to Wildflower Wines for providing us with a case of wine for the winning table.
Also thanks to local businesses for gifting us some fab raffle prizes Thyme Deli & Bistro Moness Resort Highland Safaris Iain Burnett The Highland Chocolatier Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery
Still time to drop any donations for the raffle at the Chraggs before Thursday

Come along and join us on Thursday evening to raise as much as we can for the Aberfeldy Community First Responder Group!

07/02/2025

January figures from the Scottish Ambulance Service for all of Scotland. Community First Responders attended 565 calls. Could you make a difference to our local community?

Get in touch if you are interested to find out more!

Here’s a snapshot of the numbers that made up our 999 emergency response in January 2025.

CFR stands for Community First Responder, we have around 900 volunteer CFRs across Scotland.
If you are interested in becoming a CFR for your community, you can find out more here: https://www.scottishambulance.com/your-community/community-first-responders/