The British Red Cross also provides assistance in recovery after the immediate post-disaster situation, helping prepare communities for future emergencies and facilitating long-term development. Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) - a non-emergency patient-transport role, moving patients to and from different locations. Medical Museums". medicalmuseums.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 26 August 2016. Typically a team of two volunteers with a customised vehicle will respond to victims and provide them with shelter, food, first aid, clothing, toiletries, washing facilities and moral support. Volunteers will assist with the process of dealing with local authority housing departments or insurance companies to enable rehousing. In 2008, as part of their 60th anniversary celebration Land Rover donated 60 Freelander vehicles to the British Red Cross for use in the UK and around the world. [ citation needed] Refugee support services [ edit ]

In addition, the British Red Cross also provides, in some areas, ambulance transport, either seated or stretcher, between places of treatment, or for admissions and discharges of patients at hospital. This is operated by the trained ambulance crews also used for emergency ambulance provision (see above). While referrals for this service can come from health and social care professionals, people can also self-refer. Ambulance Support (AS) [ edit ] British Red Cross Renault Master emergency ambulance, used by the AS team

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Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2022 . Retrieved 15 June 2022. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Scotland's dogs of war to be commemorated with a pink granite statue on Angus beach". Daily Record (Scotland). Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017 . Retrieved 6 May 2017. After the declaration of war in 1939, the British Red Cross once again joined with St John to form the Joint War Organisation, again affording the St John volunteers protection under the Red Cross emblem.

The training is of a sufficiently high standard, that in many areas, along with the other main medical service provider, St John Ambulance, British Red Cross ambulance crews work on behalf of the NHS ambulance services during particularly busy times or whenever requested, responding to 999 calls from members of the public. First aid and ambulance provision [ edit ] Event First Aid (EFA) [ edit ] A First Aid Treatment Unit (FATU) Ford Transit, that was used by the Event First Aid Team in England. First aid training programmes delivered by the Red Cross are renowned for giving participants both the skills and confidence to use what they have learnt, with a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical sessions. Formerly known as Fire Victim Support, this service is one of the more recent to be started by the British Red Cross. Covering most, but not yet all, of the UK, the British Red Cross provide assistance at the request of the local Fire and Rescue Service to those in the immediate aftermath of emergencies such as a house fire or road traffic accident.Every year, many events are held, including sponsored bike rides, walks and even skydives. Red Cross Appeal Week (formerly known as Red Cross Flag Week), is held annually in May, to coincide with the birthday of Red Cross founder, Henry Dunant. This is a week where staff and volunteers are asked to donate two hours to run street and private premises collections. Citizenship and PSHE lesson plans, activities and ideas for teachers". redcross.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 . Retrieved 6 December 2007. The British Red Cross helps to fund, and is aided with funds raised by, the national will-making scheme Will Aid, in which participating solicitors waive their usual fee to write a basic will and in exchange invite the client to donate to charity. [31] Celebrity links [ edit ] Since September 2008, the British Red Cross has been a member of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE).