Protecting The Health Of The Community

Welcome to the BEARS website. BEARS is a new charity in Essex which provides Immediate Care Doctors and Paramedics to attend patients who are critically ill or injured in the county. On our site you will find out about who we are. You can meet the members and learn about our experience and training. You can also look at some of our documents about joining us or about how we are governed. The equipment we carry is also listed along with information on our call outs.

We are a charity so please help us to continue our life-saving work by donating to us via our Just Giving site. We hope you enjoy our site and would welcome feedback from you.

Latest call outs

21st April 2012: BASICS Essex called to a multi person trapped Road Traffic Crash in Billericay

The BASICS Essex scheme BEARS was called out by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust called at 0200 hrs this morning to a single vehicle road traffic crash with multiple persons trapped in Billericay. Advanced trained Paramedic John Horton was mobilised by the Control room arriving on scene some 18 minutes later. On his...… [more]

3rd April 2012: BASICS Essex (BEARS) called to gas explosion in Clacton

In the early hours of Monday 2nd April 2012 Dr Martin Hargreaves was called out by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust to a house explosion with multiple casualties in Clacton. Dr Hargreaves, a GP in Colchester as well as a member of BEARS, was called from his bed to the incident. On arrival...… [more]

7th March 2012: BEARS called out to serious Road Traffic Crash in Chelmsford

BEARS Chair Paramedic Paul Gates was called out by East of England Ambulance NHS Trust last Sunday night (4th March) at 6.42pm to a very serious Road Traffic Crash on the A130 near Chelmsford. Paul, who has undergone additional pre hospital training to that of his paramedic training, responded from his home address in Rayleigh....… [more]

3rd March 2012: Busy week for BEARS Chair

BASICS Essex Chair Paul Gates has been called out twice this week to seriously ill and injured patients. On Thursday evening at 2159 hours East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust mobilised Paul to a 46 year old in cardiac arrest in Brentwood. On arrival at the scene Paul worked with the responding ambulance crew...… [more]

BEARS AGM 30th April 2012: Agenda

The BEARS AGM will be held on Monday 30th November 2012 at the Essex Locality training Centre, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Broomfield, commencing at 1930 hours.

The agenda (which can be downloaded as a PDF here) is as follows:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - AGENDA

  1. Introduction
  2. Apologies for Absence
  3. Receipt of Chairman’s report
  4. Receipt of Treasurers report
  5. Election of officers and Trustees for 2012.
  6. Approve accounts for period June to December 2011
  7. Approve the appointment of auditors for 2012.
  8. Any other business.

Interested parties are welcome to attend and are kindly requested to indicate their attendance to BEARS chair Paul Gates via email at paul@bearsmedics.org.uk.

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