Our very own Head of Charity - Ian Savage talks about the value of volunteer support at emergency departments across the region.

We are very proud of the difference this project is making. 💚

Great day down at Newman College today.
Some great positive engagement with students and lectureship.
Positive feedback from members of staff.

#cprsaveslives
Mark Evans
North West Ambulance Charity
North West Ambulance Service

If you get into difficulty in the water, remember #FloatToLive
· Tilt your head back, ears submerged.
· Relax, breathe normally.
· Move your hands to help you stay afloat.
· Spread your arms and legs
Once your breathing is controlled, call for help or swim to safety.
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Have you nominated us yet? The draw closes tomorrow. 🙏🏽💚

Could you spare a minute to nominate us to win £5,000 from the Benefact Group special Health & Wellbeing draw?

Nominations are open for the next 5 days and the more we get, the greater our chances are of winning.

Please nominate to support our work 💚health.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1…

Have you seen that our North West Ambulance Charity team has launched a lottery?
It’s only £1 per play with at least 50p coming back to support the vital work of our charity. You can support our charity and play here:
nwas.nhs.uk/get-involved/d…

A huge thank you to the staff at McMenon Engineering in Cumbria for raising £1,200 for our North West Ambulance Charity. This came after our call handlers and crews saved the life of Peter Gresty who works at the firm and had a cardiac arrest at work. issuu.com/nw_amb/docs/yo…

Our first sign up! 🎉Thank you John for your continued support! 🙌

We helped to fund this meaningful project with support from NHS Charities Together 💙 through grant funding for the benefit of crews during long waits at emergency departments.

Thank you to all the volunteers who give their time so generously. 💚

North West Ambulance Service

Could you be our Charity Superhero and donate in celebration of National Superhero Day?

Dress up and donate just £1 to save more lives across the region.

Contact us for your fundraising pack [email protected] or visit nwas.nhs.uk/get-involved/d… for more info🦸🏻💚

Big thanks to colleagues at Parkway who held a bake sale last month. They raised a fantastic £280 for our charity! Thank you to Ben Torkington and team for their kind efforts - we hope everyone enjoyed it, sure looked delicious! 🎂💚

Would you like an NWAS Charity collection tin and help support us with your loose change?

No matter how big or small - every donation helps us in our mission save more lives. 💚

Email [email protected] for a tin for your business, workplace or group. Thank you. 😊

We were delighted to attend this celebration event and learn more about fasting for Ramadan, and share an Iftar meal with Muslim and non-Muslim colleagues and their families. Thanks NWAS Equality, Diversity & Inclusion for hosting a brilliant evening.

Do you have links with a school or group who might want to take part in our Superhero Day fundraiser?🦸‍♀️🦸🏻

Dress up and donate £1 and support your local ambulance charity. Email for more information at [email protected]

Your support could be lifesaving 💚

We're delighted to commission some personalised murals, by the brilliant Signed By Jen to brighten up some of our sites, and hopefully make our brilliant frontline colleagues feel a bit more at home when they turn up to work every day! How many #Wigan landmarks can you spot?

The NWAS Charity supports volunteers to make a meaningful difference in our communities.
We've funded this project with support from NHS Charities Together 💙 to benefit crews during long waits at emergency departments. Thank you Philip and all the volunteers who give up their time to help.

It's #FundraiserFriday & we're supporting Roberto from North West Ambulance Service who's attempting to climb all 214 Wainwrights peaks in the Lake District for TASC & North West Ambulance Charity Learn more here: justgiving.com/team/ambulance…

Good luck Roberto - we can't wait to see your progress updates!

The NWAS Charity is delighted to have been able to support this event, as part of our remit to enhance the health & wellbeing of our colleagues.

Huge thanks to Alex and Gary from NorWest Medical who hosted us this morning, to talk about working in partnership with NWAS Charity to deliver CPD training for our fantastic volunteer Community First Responders. They have more ambulances than we do!