Your support helps to save lives in our local community. Text ESSEX to 70085 to donate £5 Introducing BASICS Essex THE ESSEX EMERGENCY MEDICAL CHARITY Our highly trained volunteer doctors and paramedics respond to incidents at the request of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust , supplementing the outstanding service provided by ambulance clinicians. Our volunteers respond in our enhanced care vehicle or their own vehicles - anytime, anywhere in Essex. We work with the British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) to provide advanced, emergency care training to our volunteers. What we do You can help us to save local lives We do not receive any statutory funding and therefore rely solely upon grants and donations. Ways to donate Recent News easyfundraising Loughton Town Council Essex Community Foundation All News Full kit carried by our autonomous responders Response Personal Protective Suit £600 Rescue Helmet £150 Advanced Patient Monitor and Defibrillator £14,833 High visibility Jacket £250 Blue Light Fit to Vehicle £2,100 Portable Airway Suction Unit £400 Response Bag (Including Kit) £1,000 Safety Boots £130 Help us provide kit to our responders Ways to donate Passionate about pre-hospital care? Many of our doctors are educators, teaching vital life saving skills to other emergency carers. To help enhance your skills, get in touch today. Contact us ​TCS LONDON MARATHON BASICS Essex have places available each year in the London Marathon. ​ Run in aid of us and help to enable BASICS Essex to continue with our Voluntary life saving work. More info Join our weekly charity lottery Support us today by joining our new charity lottery, with a guaranteed cash prize every week! More info Subscribe to our newsletter • Don’t miss out! Email Join Thanks for subscribing!

Meet our Supporters Find out how all our supporters are helping make a vital difference to BASICS Essex. Supporters News easyfundraising Mar 7 3 Loughton Town Council Mar 7 2 Essex Community Foundation Mar 7 1 See all news Featured In November 2021, Smarter Metering Services Limited and Gas Emergency UK were extremely generous in donating us a new response car! ​ Read more: New Response Vehicle #XC3 Following a generous grant from BASICS via the County Air Ambulance Trust's #HELPappeal , we have been able to purchase new PPE for all our autonomous responders and a X-Series Zoll Defibrillator. ​ Read more: New PPE helmets for responders #HELPappeal Grant awarded by BASICS #HELPAppeal Supporters Harlow Health Centres Trust Fowler Smith and Jones Trust The Tudwick Foundation The Hospital Saturday Fund The Grace Trust Arnold Clark Community Fund easyfundraising Mighty Oak Brewery South Woodham Ferrers Rotary Club Essex Community Foundation Stansted Airport Passenger Community Fund ASDA Foundation.png The National Lottery Community Fund Marks & Spencer Morrisons - Maldon The CO-OP Partnership Great Baddow Waitrose & Partners Walter Farthing Trust Grassroots Charity Supporting causes in Colchester and Tendring Colchester Catalyst Charity Nationwide Vehicle Recovery Assistance Foyle Foundation Burham-on-Crouch Inner Wheel Ladbrokes Coral Trust Blackwater Sign & Print Solutions

TCS LONDON MARATHON The London Marathon is the capital's most popular sporting event, with over 50,000 people taking part last year. BASICS Essex has places available BASICS Essex Team Runners will receive: ​ A fundraising pack, full of hints and tips to help you smash your target A BASICS Essex running T-Shirt or Vest London Marathon phone support, advice and guidance Support on the day from BASICS Essex 'Cheer Points' along the route Subject to venues being open, a Pasta Party, ahead of the event ​ Registration fee £100 (Non-refundable) Fundraising target £1800 (Excluding Gift Aid) ​ Have you received a place through the Public Ballot or your Running Club? We need your support... Run with our team of life savers. Help ensure, our vital 999 Emergency Medical Charity, can continue to provide its voluntary life saving work. For further information contact our Community Fundraiser: christine.winzar@basicsessex.org.uk / 07932695389 VIRTUAL MARATHON Looking to run the London Marathon virtually from anywhere in the world? We can also support you with the TCS Virtual London Marathon, and we'd love to be your charity of choice! ​ Get in touch for more information! Meet John Tyszkiewicz John participated in the Virtual Virgin London Marathon 2020, in aid of BASICS Essex. He ran 26.2 miles around his chosen route in Essex. ​ John has raised over £4,000 which will help BASICS Essex volunteer Clinicians, save further lives across Essex communities.

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WHAT WE DO BASICS Essex , formerly known as BASICS Essex Accident Rescue Service or B.E.A.R.S , is a charity made up of volunteer doctors and paramedics who respond to incidents at the request of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ​ We help save lives in communities across Essex and can be at your side in minutes, day or night. We're proud to supplement the outstanding service provided by our ambulance clinicians. ​ We receive no government funding and rely solely upon your donations. Ways to donate Our committed volunteer doctors and paramedics make themselves available around the clock throughout the year. They are often first on the scene, be it at the roadside, in a field, or a home emergency. We have operated in Essex since 1973. Our qualified and experienced doctors and paramedics respond from home, or as part of a medical response team, in the schemes own Enhanced Care Car. The doctors and paramedics are able to provide additional treatment on the scene, like providing enhanced pain relief or emergency surgical interventions where required. ​ With calls increasing BASICS Essex needs your support. You can help save more lives in your local area. Support us today and help us to continue to provide our vital lifesaving service to your local community.

Meet the team TRUSTEES Paul Gates Chairman Dr Ian Gibson MBE Honorary President Dr Phil Brown Clinical Director Dr C John Eaton Trustee Rob Davies Trustee NON-TRUSTEES Chris Anderson Treasurer Stuart Jackson Honorary Secretary AUTONOMOUS RESPONDERS (Respond individually from home or work) PAUL GATES DR JOHN CHATTERJEE MR JAMES SAMOUELLE MR NICK SILLETT DR TOM CLACK DR RYAN PERRY MR LAURIE PHILIPSON MRS GAYNOR WAREHAM DR MATT BUCKLAND-HOBY TEAM RESPONDERS (Respond as part of the scheme Enhanced Care Car) DR PHIL BROWN MR JOHN HORTON MR TIM ANDERSON MISS CLAIRE FITCHETT MR JAMIE RICKARD MR ASHLEY REED MR ALEX GIRLING DR NEIL STUDD MR MATT KING DR CHRIS HARDY (In Training) DR RICHARD BOOKER DR PADDY WILKINSON FUNDRAISING TEAM CHRISTINE WINZAR Community Funding Officer LISA THOMAS Trust and Grants Officer CHRIS LOZEAU IT/Digital Volunteer

Fundraising You can help us save lives within your local community, by supporting us today Here are some community fundraising ideas for how you could help raise funds for BASICS Essex. Get creative! Hold a fundraising event Do what you love - perhaps baking, painting, walking, swimming, cycling, or maybe a dinner party - and help raise funds for BASICS Essex Online gaming tournament You could organise an online gaming tournament with an entry fee, raising funds for BASICS Essex Quiz night Host a quiz virtually or in person, requesting an entry fee, and have fun while raising funds for BASICS Essex Request a collection tin To display one of our BASICS Essex collection tins, please email us with your name, address and contact number. Contact us Become a Volunteer Volunteer support needed in a variety of roles, please get in touch today. Contact us Run the Virgin London Marathon We have places available each year for the Virgin London Marathon. More info Corporate Partnerships We are keen to speak with local businessess to discuss how we can work together. ​ Are you in a position to consider making BASICS Essex your 'Charity Of The Year'? Contact us For even more ways to get involved, check out our Ways To Donate page Donate

EVENTS Run the TCS London Marathon The London Marathon is the capital's most popular sporting event, with over 50,000 people taking part last year. BASICS Essex has places available for the event. More info

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Contact Us General Enquiries, Volunteering & Corporate Sponsorship office@basicsessex.org.uk ​ Community Fundraising & London Marathon christine.winzar@basicsessex.org.uk 07932 695389 ​ Trusts, Grants & Foundations lisa.thomas@basicsessex.org.uk 07910 018874 Aftercare aftercare@basicsessex.org.uk ​ IT & Web web@basicsessex.org.uk ​ Postal address BASICS Essex, Unit 24, Office 4, Highlands Farm, Rettendon, Chelmsford, CM3 8EB Social

Donate Thank you for considering donating to BASICS Essex. Below are various ways you can donate, take part in our weekly charity lottery, and generate FREE donations through shopping cashback. ONLINE DONATION Donate to us through JustGiving to directly fund our lifesaving work. TEXT MESSAGE (SMS) To donate £5 , text ESSEX to 70085 ​ To donate a sum of your choice, text ESSEX followed by the amount (no £ sign). Example: Essex 15 ​ You will have the option to Gift Aid your donation via a reply text link. Weekly Lottery Join our weekly charity lottery to help us raise funds, while also being in the chance to win some great prizes! ​ ​Win prizes of up to £25,000 Christmas Mega Bundle prize Guaranteed BASICS Essex winners 50% of all tickets sold go to us Tickets cost just £1 per week Get your tickets Gift vouchers Lottery powered by OneLottery. T&Cs apply. See website for details. WRITE A CHEQUE If you'd like to donate by cheque, please make it payable to BASICS Essex Post it to: BASICS Essex, Moulsham Mill, Parkway, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7PX Free donations through easyfundraising You can raise FREE funds for us when you shop through easyfundraising. There are 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds. More info FUNDRAISING EVENTS Check our Events page for more ideas on how to fundraise for us

Recruitment We aim to hold recruitment for level 1 paramedics annually and any recruitment rounds will be advertised on here and our social media channels. ​ If you are an East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) recognised Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) or a Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) doctor and interested in joining BASICS Essex, please get in touch. ​ Voluntary paramedic and doctor roles within BASICS Essex allow you to join the enhanced care team and undertake team shifts alongside our CCP's and doctors. Training will be provided. Currently the role is only for team shifts. ​ Applicants are advised that this role will not lead to sign off as a critical care paramedic, but the scheme will, for those applicants who are interested in pursuing this, support such applications. Further information on this will be provided. ​ We would ask for a minimum of 2 shifts per month. If you are interested in joining, email your CV, intention to apply or any questions to chris.hardy@basicsessex.org.uk .