YAS CFR

03/09/2025

What is it like to volunteer as a front-line responder with Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ? One of our volunteers explains in this video.
For further information go to our website
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www.yas.nhs.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/community-first-responders/

27/08/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Northallerton Community First Responder Team are nine years old! They are all volunteers who are trained by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to attend medical emergencies, often life threatening, within the local local community until an ambulance arrives. The volunteers can make a difference to people's lives in a matter of minutes. Each responder is required to provide a minimum of 20 hours a month however, their eight strong team collectively goes above and beyond regularly giving 400-500 hours per month within the Northallerton and surrounding area. Could you give 5 hours a week? Interested? Join the team at www.communityresponders.yas.nhs.uk

Copy Credit: David Cundall.

22/08/2025

Our volunteers may be the first responders you see when you ring for an ambulance when you recognise someone has had a stroke.

They are there to reassure you and gather information for the clinicians prior to the arrival of an ambulance.

They will take the patients story and carry out a series of observations, such as heart rate and blood pressure. These can then be shared with our remote clinicians in our control centre for further early advice on your care.

05/06/2025

Lucy has been a Community First Responder for 15 years.

She said: "Living in a rural community means that sometimes we are a long way from help, so when I saw an advert to become a CFR I applied, a decision I have never regretted.

I have four children and a busy job with another NHS trust. My motivation is helping people basically, every patient I attend is different and I am just happy I am there to help.

I attended an unresponsive teenager on Valentine's Day a few years ago. She was very unwell after having an epileptic seizure. To my relief after a tense few minutes (felt like hours) she started to come around. When the crew arrived and I was assisting helping her on to the ambulance. She said to me 'Happy Valentine's Day Lucy'. I thanked her, got in my car and burst in tears."

05/06/2025

Julie has been a Community First Responder for 19 years.

"I was inspired to volunteer after being involved in an incident. It’s the knowledge that even if its only one person you help it has makes a difference that keeps me motivated.

The memorable moment that stands out for me was aiding someone in our community. I was not on duty, I was actually cutting our lawn, but a neighbour knew I was a CFR and asked me to help a member of our community who had been taken ill. I rang the CFR desk and asked to be marked as active and was able to help until the ambulance arrived."

05/06/2025

Di has always been interested in first aid, having joined St John Ambulance when she was eight. She has been a Community First Responder in North Yorkshire for 18 years.

"We can do so much more now. In the early days, if it wasn't a cardiac arrest, then essentially, we were only able to manually take a pulse and give reassurance. Back then, we had a sheaf of paper maps, and finding remote farms was incredibly difficult, especially at night! The new medical equipment allows you to make a meaningful contribution and the smartphones with the navigation and the National Early Warning Score, a system which helps to assess the severity of a patient's condition, make life so much simpler! More regular scheme meetings help keep me focused and refresh my skills if needed."

05/06/2025

Craig has been a Community First Responder in North Yorkshire for 19 years, a role which led to him also becoming a Mountain Rescue Remote Rescue Medical Technician.

"Two memorable moments stand out for me; my first cardiac arrest and a call that came in as difficulty breathing but the patient hadn't mentioned chest pain which was getting worse. On my way home, I stopped somewhere remote and took a moment to reflect. I felt so proud of myself for being able to help a family in their desperate time of need. This in the reason I continue. You have a positive impact on the calls you do attend and make a massive difference to the patient and their families by being able to be on scene for longer periods of time."

05/06/2025

We have more than 750 Community First Responders across Yorkshire who are trained to attend certain types of emergencies in their local communities, often providing life-saving treatment and support to patients before our ambulance crew arrives. Last year they gave an incredible 202,500 hours and attended over 20,000 incidents



Find out more on our website https://bit.ly/4jt3HKe

23/05/2025

Do you live in North Yorkshire? Would you like to help your community? We are currently looking for new volunteers to join Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Community First Responder (CFR) scheme.

CFRs are volunteers who are trained to provide life-saving treatment to patients in the vital first few minutes of an emergency until our ambulance crew arrives.

When a 999 call is received in our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), an ambulance response is dispatched. At the same time, a CFR on-call in the area can be alerted and asked to attend the incident to ensure that help reaches the patient as quickly as possible.

The vacancy will close on Friday 27th May.

For further information and to apply visit https://bit.ly/4iTWin8

19/05/2025

A thankyou to our volunteer partners NHS and Care Volunteer Responders

If you are a NHS care responder why not continue you journey with Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust . Currently we have Volunteer vacancies throughout North Yorkshire.

This is what NHS and Care Volunteer Responders have achieved in the last 5 years
Five years. 2.7 million tasks. Countless lives changed 💙
To every volunteer who has turned up to a vaccination site, delivered supplies, or offered a friendly conversation - thank you. You’ve been part of one of the biggest acts of kindness in recent history.
📞 1.1 million+ Telephone Support calls, tackling loneliness, one conversation at a time.
🏠 1 million+ Community Response tasks, making sure people got the essentials they needed.
💉 392,000+ Steward shifts, supporting NHS teams at vaccination sites.
For five years, you’ve made a difference when and where it’s mattered most. Here’s to you!

31/03/2025

Community First Responders (CFRs) are volunteers who are trained to provide life-saving treatment to patients in the vital first few minutes of an emergency until our ambulance crew arrives.
When a 999 call is received in our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), an ambulance response is dispatched. At the same time, a CFR on-call in the area can be alerted and asked to attend the incident to ensure that help reaches the patient as quickly as possible.
Apply to become a CFR https://bit.ly/3DIRq5R

15/03/2025

Thank you Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity for your invaluable support to make today's event a success!

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

YAS Charity has had an amazing day at the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Community First Responder (CFR) CPD and networking event.
We were proud to be a sponsor for the event, supplying goody bags and prizes and funding some special dementia awareness training.

Carey - Head of YAS Charity said "It was fantastic to see so many dedicated volunteers come together to share knowledge, experiences, and a common passion for helping others. The workshops were enlightening, and it was heartening to witness the commitment everyone has to making a difference in their communities"

A huge thank you to all the speakers, organizers, and attendees for making this event a success. Your dedication and enthusiasm are truly inspiring. Let’s continue to support each other and advance our skills to provide the best care possible.

Looking forward to more events like this in the future! 🚑✨ We hope everyone enjoyed the event as much as we did!💚

YAS CFR