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St John Ambulance and Rescue Service

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St Peter Port

Part of St John Guernsey LBG / Ambulance and Rescue Guernsey

Story

Third vessel in the Flying Christine line. Original purchased in the early 1950s by Reg Blanchford, founder of St John Ambulance in Guernsey, from a converted RAF seaplane tender. Flying Christine I destroyed in a 1963 storm. Flying Christine II launched 1964, responded to over 1,000 incidents. Flying Christine III launched November 1994, named by HRH the Duke of Gloucester.

CFR scheme also expanded to Alderney in 2023-2024 via St John Lifesavers campaign (inferred from the source page)

St John in Guernsey established 1882. Ambulance service began 2 June 1936 from Rohais with volunteer staff and a second-hand Talbot ambulance. Became Guernsey's sole ambulance service by 1938. Continued operating throughout German Occupation (1940-1945). Became autonomous Commandery of the Order of St John on 1 July 2012. (inferred from the source page)

St John Ambulance and Rescue Service is a not-for-profit charitable company. The service also provides the marine ambulance service, delivering paramedic care and transport for patients in the other islands of the Bailiwick and vessels in local waters. The team includes Registered Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Care Assistants, all qualified to UK NHS standards. The service is supported by a team of trained volunteer Community First Responders who provide immediate care before an ambulance arrives. —

This profile was assembled by software from the sources cited on this page. If something here is wrong, email hello@island.gg — corrections are made to the record.

Specialises in3

Each capability links to every business in the Bailiwick that shares it.

Event medical & safety

Event first aid, medical cover and emergency support.

From their website

First aid volunteer · Event medical cover (inferred from the source page) · Major incident support (inferred from the source page) · Emergency response during high demand (inferred from the source page) · Adverse weather response · Emergency first aid response to 999 calls (inferred from the source page) · CPR (inferred from the source page) · defibrillation (AED) · airway management (inferred from the source page) · immediate care for cardiac arrests (inferred from the source page) · chest pains (inferred from the source page) · breathing difficulties (inferred from the source page) · severe bleeding (inferred from the source page)

Safety equipment & rescue

Safety equipment, buoyancy aids and lifejackets — supply, servicing and fitting.

From their website

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Quick facts

Legal form
Charity (inferred from the source page)
Established
1936 · 90 years
Emergency service
Yes
Facilities
Accessible Entrance, Accessible Parking
Industries served
Public Sector (inferred from the source page), Marine

People3

  • Mark Mapp — CEO / Chief Ambulance Officer, recipient of King's Ambulance Medal
  • Dr Neil Robinson — Medical Director, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at PEH
  • Phil Ozanne — Community Operations Manager

From their website

Original phrasing from their website — lines covered by a capability above appear within its card.

  • Emergency ambulance service
  • Non-emergency patient transfer
  • Flying Christine III marine ambulance (inferred from the source page)
  • Alderney ambulance service
  • Volunteer ambulance reserves
  • Community First Responders

Credentials

Awards & recognition

  • Nominated for Emergency Hero of the Year at Pride of Guernsey Awards

Contact

Phone
+44 1481 725211
Email
info@stjohn.gg
Website
ambulance.gg
Address
Ambulance Station, Rohais, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1YN (inferred from the source page)

History5

Key dates and recorded company events for St John Ambulance and Rescue Service.

  • 1882—St John established in Guernsey
  • 1938—Became Guernsey's sole ambulance service
  • 1963—Flying Christine I destroyed in a storm
  • 1964—Flying Christine II launched
  • 2012—Became autonomous Commandery of the Order of St John

Subsidiaries1

Other businesses under St John Ambulance and Rescue Service, across all of Island Graph.

  • Non Emergency Patient Transfer Service (NEPTS)—St Peter Port

    Non Emergency Patient Transfer Service (NEPTS) is a charity providing non-emergency patient transport for individuals unable to travel by other means, booked by a doctor or healthcare professional.

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