YAS CFR

05/12/2025

Happy to all our volunteers! Thank you for all you do.

It's ! Around 1,000 amazing volunteers give their time up to help us support the communities of Yorkshire. See what they've achieved in the last 12 months. ⬇️

- Community First Responders have attended over 16,000 emergency incidents.
- Patient Transport Service Volunteers have completed over 36,000 PTS patient journeys, travelling over 1 million miles.
- Community Engagement Volunteers have attended over 100 community engagement activities, include things like lifesaving skills training, raising awareness of our services and careers talks.
- Our Critical Friends Network have used their lived experience to help shape our services by providing feedback, opinions and ideas that improve patient care.

25/11/2025

Recently multiple volunteers from across Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) voluntary activities attended a Studio in Leeds to share their stories on camera. They spoke about why they chose to start volunteering, what they enjoy most, and the difference their roles make not only to patients and YAS, but also to their own lives and communities. Staff also took part, highlighting the incredible impact volunteers have on our services and the people we care for.

This filming is part of a wider project to create materials for an upcoming promotional and recruitment campaign. Our goal is to celebrate and recognise the value of our existing volunteers while attracting new ones who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve across Yorkshire.

By sharing authentic experiences, we hope to inspire more people to get involved.

Thanks to funding from NHS Charities Together secured through Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity this initiative will launch YAS volunteer branding alongside a new website and supporting materials next year resources that will continue to promote volunteering for years to come. The next step is on-location filming to show what volunteering looks like in action.

A huge thank you to all the volunteers and staff who contributed to this important project. Your voices will help us strengthen and grow our volunteer network, ensuring it remains representative, inclusive, and impactful.

21/11/2025

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, 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.

Become a CFR in your local community https://www.yas.nhs.uk/join-our-team/current-vacancies/ #!/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Throughout_Yorkshire/Yorkshire_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Volunteer/Volunteer-v4854114?_ts=10714

11/11/2025

Why not come and join Josh?

Community First Responders (CFRs) are vital to their community, especially in rural areas.

CFR Josh was first on scene and was able to provide immediate care and complete checks on patient Muriel, before handing over to crew Barney and Chloe.

Learn more about how Community First Responders support their community - https://www.yas.nhs.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/community-first-responders/

05/11/2025

If you are planning to host your own event, please ensure you follow the necessary safety precautions.

If fireworks are used properly, accidents are avoidable but if they are used incorrectly, they can result in serious injuries.

In the event of an accident with fireworks or a bonfire, it is important to act quickly and follow the NHS advice for treating burns and scalds.

For minor injuries, visit NHS 111 online at 111.nhs.uk or go to a minor injuries unit. For serious injuries, seek urgent medical help by calling 999.

01/11/2025

Once again congratulations to Pete who won the Volunteer of the Year award at the recent Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust STARS awards 👏👏

29/10/2025

Please make sure yours is registered at https://www.thecircuit.uk

Defib finder uses data from The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, to help you find information about the nearest defibrillators to you.

29/10/2025

Did you spot our CFRs in last night's episode?

Could you volunteer in your community?

Come join us!
https://www.yas.nhs.uk/join-our-team/current-vacancies/ #!/job_list/s9/Volunteers

The response to an 80-year-old patient in Filey showcases how incredible teamwork makes a difference.

Alongside Tracey and Lauren, there is a specialist paramedic, a volunteer community first responder and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew – all working together to restart her heart and get her to hospital for further care.

25/10/2025

Congratulations once again to Steve from our team 👏

24/10/2025

Fact Friday!

Our Community First Responders (CFRs) across Yorkshire on average evey month give almost 18,000 hours of their time on call for their community and help almost 1,500 patients.

Making a difference everyday!

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

24/10/2025

Cardiac arrest survivor, Steve, has raised money to have a defibrillator commissioned in his local community! 👏

After suffering a cardiac arrest in 2023, Steve pledged to support the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity to help fund six public defibrillators in Marsden.

He recently completed a 25-mile sponsored cycle from Leeds to Marsden in aid of his goal of raising £11,50 to fund these life-saving devices.

Defibrillators give a high energy electric shock to the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest to restore the heart’s normal rhythm. Combined with CPR, defibrillators give cardiac arrest patients the best possible chance of survival.

21/10/2025

Call Handler Ellie is making her next career move from the Emergency Operations Centre to join our crews on the frontline. During her last shift she helps to deliver a baby over the phone for the first time!

Find out more about a career as a Call Handler or one of the many other roles in the ambulance service https://www.yas.nhs.uk/join-our-team/job-roles/999-call-handler-emergency-medical-dispatcher/