London Trauma System Launch Event

Thursday 10th September Church House, Dean' s Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ

Prehospital Care

• • • • London Ambulance Service Emergency Medical Services – Day time helicopter response (HEMS) – Night time car service BASICS MERIT

HEMS – London’s Air Ambulance

• • • • • 1988 charitable / public initiative Pan London Service – 30% activity going to Royal London Hospital Team – Clinical team is a senior doctor & experienced paramedic • Crewed by staff from all over London – Wider team: pilots, fire crew, data, driving manager “Intensive Care at the Road Side” Ensures – Best & quickest treatment post injury – Quickest transfer times to cities major trauma centres

Unparalleled Care

• • Attracts other world leaders as service providers – e.g. Norway, Australia Unique levels of patient care

Unparalleled Care

• • Thoracotomy Unique levels of clinical scrutiny

Night Time – Response Cars

Night Time – Response Cars

• • Available when aircraft is off line – Night – Bad weather or maintenance Not complete cover – Periods in night / earlier morning when no funding for cover

BASICS

• Voluntary group of doctors – Support at times when HEMS not online – Support for times of surge

MERIT Response (Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams)

• • • • MERIT Response (Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams) Dedicated medical support for major incidents Described in latest national guidance for major incidents Currently doesn’t exist in London – An onerous system falling to each hospital – Supported by a voluntary system.

Proposal for a commissioned system designed around the response on the 7 th July 2005 bombings – Builds on local expertise of the EMS teams – Uses economies of scale for recruitment, training, exercising, equipping etc – Delivers accurate levels of triage – Helps deliver the best survival rates for critical patient groups

Thank You