Premature baby doing well thanks to emergency crews and hospital staff

A YOUNG couple whose son was born prematurely at around 30 weeks have been reunited with some of the emergency crews who helped safeguard the child and swiftly get them the care they needed. Since the birth of their son Hunter in November, Jenna Cullen and partner Jack Harris, both 28, experienced several traumatic months with Hunter spending time in a specialist neonatal care...

Ambulance stalwart retires after 35 years

A WELSH Ambulance Service stalwart who is retiring this week will leave a legacy of transformation and improvement across the whole UK ambulance sector.  Andrew Challenger, the Trust’s Assistant Director of Professional Education and Training, started his career with the ambulance service in 1987. By 2017, he had been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance...

Trust appoints two new Non-Executive Directors

THE Welsh Ambulance Service has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors to its Board. Ceri Jackson, who has held a number of senior roles in the charity sector, and Hannah Rowan (nee Burch) who also has eight years’ experience in the third sector after beginning her career as a teacher, took up their posts on 01 April 2022. Ceri, who lives in Cardiff, has over the...

Paramedic swaps Wales for Africa on aid mission

A NORTH Wales paramedic has been putting her skills to good use on an aid mission in Africa. Esther Dittmar, based in Dobshill, Flintshire, flew 6,500 miles to Uganda last month to help locals to expand its motorbike ambulance service. Esther was part of a seven-strong group of volunteers who flew out with the Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust (PONT), a Pontypridd based...