he would be totally unnatural for you not to think about what has happened to
not to think about what has happened to
not to think about what has happened to the patient but the job may well have
the patient but the job may well have
the patient but the job may well have changed the course of somebody else’s
changed the course of somebody else’s
changed the course of somebody else’s life
the evening starts at about 7 p.m. for
the evening starts at about 7 p.m. for us hello the controller would ring you
us hello the controller would ring you
us hello the controller would ring you and say look okay I’ve got a run for you
and say look okay I’ve got a run for you
and say look okay I’ve got a run for you it is urgent it’s needed straightaway it
it is urgent it’s needed straightaway it
it is urgent it’s needed straightaway it can’t wait
can’t wait
can’t wait one box of platelets to go from junior
one box of platelets to go from junior
one box of platelets to go from junior to RO box the reason why we’re needed
to RO box the reason why we’re needed
to RO box the reason why we’re needed within our region is that the National
within our region is that the National
within our region is that the National Health Service nighttime weekend and
Health Service nighttime weekend and
Health Service nighttime weekend and bank holiday transport service might be
bank holiday transport service might be
bank holiday transport service might be one or two drivers within that area
one or two drivers within that area
one or two drivers within that area there’s 26 large hospitals any of whom
there’s 26 large hospitals any of whom
there’s 26 large hospitals any of whom could have an issue that you know comes
could have an issue that you know comes
could have an issue that you know comes up during the night the nationwide
up during the night the nationwide
up during the night the nationwide Association of blood bikes has a twenty
Association of blood bikes has a twenty
Association of blood bikes has a twenty five member groups at the moment
five member groups at the moment
five member groups at the moment consisting of one and a half thousand
consisting of one and a half thousand
consisting of one and a half thousand unpaid volunteers and in 2014 we
unpaid volunteers and in 2014 we
unpaid volunteers and in 2014 we responded to just over 39 thousand
responded to just over 39 thousand
responded to just over 39 thousand requests from various hospitals in the
requests from various hospitals in the
requests from various hospitals in the UK the items that we move have to be
UK the items that we move have to be
UK the items that we move have to be required for the clinical care of an NHS
required for the clinical care of an NHS
required for the clinical care of an NHS patient you have to be urgent
we do carry blood but we also carry
we do carry blood but we also carry rabies serum spinal fluid samples
rabies serum spinal fluid samples
rabies serum spinal fluid samples surgical instruments donor milk CD
surgical instruments donor milk CD
surgical instruments donor milk CD scanned without the alternatives for the
scanned without the alternatives for the
scanned without the alternatives for the hospitals are to either contact the
hospitals are to either contact the
hospitals are to either contact the police to take a frontline ambulance off
police to take a frontline ambulance off
police to take a frontline ambulance off the road or pay for taxi everything that
the road or pay for taxi everything that
the road or pay for taxi everything that we do for the NHS is done free of charge
we do for the NHS is done free of charge
we do for the NHS is done free of charge we serve the National Health Service
we serve the National Health Service
we serve the National Health Service hundreds of thousands of homes we like
hundreds of thousands of homes we like
hundreds of thousands of homes we like motorbike Inc so we’re putting that into
motorbike Inc so we’re putting that into
motorbike Inc so we’re putting that into practice and by filling that gap those
practice and by filling that gap those
practice and by filling that gap those pounds can then be converted into
pounds can then be converted into
pounds can then be converted into another nurse and a doctor another piece
another nurse and a doctor another piece
another nurse and a doctor another piece of equipment that is really the essence
of equipment that is really the essence
of equipment that is really the essence of it for us I have observed some
of it for us I have observed some
of it for us I have observed some bracelets already please I remember on
bracelets already please I remember on
bracelets already please I remember on one occasion I took some platelets to
one occasion I took some platelets to
one occasion I took some platelets to Royal Berkshire Hospital and when I got
Royal Berkshire Hospital and when I got
Royal Berkshire Hospital and when I got there the hospital technician said that
there the hospital technician said that
there the hospital technician said that he desperately needed this because he
he desperately needed this because he
he desperately needed this because he had a child that wouldn’t stop bleeding
had a child that wouldn’t stop bleeding
had a child that wouldn’t stop bleeding we slept the quite an impression on me
we slept the quite an impression on me
we slept the quite an impression on me afterwards and I thought well maybe I’ve
afterwards and I thought well maybe I’ve
afterwards and I thought well maybe I’ve helped maybe just that much and when you
helped maybe just that much and when you
helped maybe just that much and when you realize that that scenario replicated
realize that that scenario replicated
realize that that scenario replicated across the UK thousands of times a year
across the UK thousands of times a year
across the UK thousands of times a year by people doing exactly what you do in a
by people doing exactly what you do in a
by people doing exactly what you do in a volunteering role it’s exceptionally
volunteering role it’s exceptionally
volunteering role it’s exceptionally humbling experience
humbling experience
humbling experience you
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