Meet the Team

The team currently consists of Richard Lush, James Lambourne, Jamie Thomas, Jo Witherall, Lisa French, Ken Smith and Justin Chilvers.

Richard is the area coordinator.  He joined the after seeing the South Central Ambulance Service trailer at the Shinfield show in August 2008. He qualified in September 2008 and was straight in the deep end with a call to support a lone Paramedic who had already been dispatched.  However, as  a qualified First Aid Instructor and Freelance EMT with many years of Experience under his belt this was all taken in his stride.  Richard owns 1st Response Medical Services Limited a Private Ambulance Service based in Reading which provides first aid training, event safety services (medical and fire cover) and specialist High Dependancy Unit transfers and ambulance services.  http://www.1stresponsemedical.co.uk .

James Lambourne joined the scheme in December 2008.

Jamie Thomas joined the scheme January 2010.