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West Midlands CARE Team is a Birmingham based pre-hospital enhanced care team and charity

Each CARE Team shift consists of a minimum of a PHEM Doctor, a Nurse/Paramedic/ACP and a qualified blue light driver. We often have an extra trainee or observer on the shift and the majority of our team give up their time on an entirely voluntary basis for the charity. We typically put out up to 10 shifts a week supporting West Midlands Ambulance Service by attending only the highest acuity cases. We add a wide range additional skills and experience to the most critical trauma and medical patients across Birmingham and the wider area.

03/10/2026

October CARE Team Session 🚑

We’re back on 22 October with Dr Gurpreet Jutley, Poisons & Intensive Medicine Consultant, for a session on drug-induced hyperthermia, followed by a PHEA workshop.

Another opportunity to learn from clinicians working in critical care and pre-hospital medicine, with a mix of discussion and practical learning.

📍 The Knowledge Hub, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
🕢 19:30–21:30
🎟️ Tickets available from 8 October at 19:00

Places are limited, keep an eye out

07/09/2026

🚨 September CARE Team Session!

Join us on Thursday 17th September for an interactive evening led by Dr Tom Burton, Anaesthetic Trainee and CARE Team member, looking at what Enhanced Care Teams can add to pre-hospital patient care through a case-based discussion.

🚑🩺💭 1: What can ECTs bring to your patient? – A case-based discussion

🩸🛠️ 2: Practical workshops focusing on enhanced care trauma skills and TST

📍 Venue: The Knowledge Hub, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham

🕖 Doors open: 19:00 | Session: 19:30–21:30

🎟️ Tickets available from Tuesday 8th September at 19:00 – places are limited!

https://wmcareteam.com/wmct/2026/09/07/care-team-sessions-2026-4-17-september-26/

25/08/2026

A brilliant day at 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for their 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘆 🚒🚑

We had a great time meeting members of the public, talking about the work of the CARE Team and teaching some of the basics of CPR and Basic Life Support. In an emergency, getting the basics right can make all the difference…

A huge thank you to 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗠𝗙𝗥𝗦 for inviting us along, and to everyone who stopped by the stand and had a go at CPR.

18/08/2026

Last month’s CARE Team session was all about cardiac arrest

A huge thank you to 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 and 𝗪𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻 for two fantastic sessions:

🫀 Ryan took us through 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗥, looking at how we can optimise the fundamentals during resuscitation.

⚡ Niamh explored 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 and the additional considerations when the standard ALS approach isn’t quite enough.

If you missed last month’s session, or enjoyed it and want more - we’re back again this 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝟐𝟎 𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩.

This month, 𝗗𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻, PHEM Trainee, will be joining us for a session focused on 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 in the pre-hospital environment.

See you there!

07/08/2026

🚨 Tickets are now LIVE! 🚨

Join us for our August CARE Team Session with Dr Jen Scallan, PHEM Trainee and WM CARE Team Clinical Lead, as she delivers an interactive session on Maternal Emergencies.

📅 Thursday 20th August
🕢 19:30–21:30 (Doors open 19:00)
📍 The Knowledge Hub, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham

🎟️ Tickets have now gone live! Link in our bio or scan the QR code on the poster.

We look forward to seeing you there!

23/07/2026

We are proud to announce that we have reaffirmed our commitment to strengthening emergency care by awarding our annual £60,000 grant to the West Midlands Central Accident Resuscitation Emergency (CARE) Team, helping it to continue delivering advanced pre-hospital emergency care to critically ill and injured patients across the West Midlands.

Working in partnership with the West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS), West Midlands CARE Team's volunteer doctors, nurses, paramedics and other healthcare professionals provide enhanced clinical care at the scene of serious medical emergencies in their free time, bringing advanced hospital-level interventions directly to patients when every second counts.

Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal, said:

“The HELP Appeal is committed to improving every stage of patients’ emergency care, from the moment specialist clinicians arrive at the scene through to direct admission to hospital via a helipad. Supporting organisations like the West Midlands CARE Team is an important part of that commitment.

“The team’s highly skilled volunteers provide exceptional clinical care in the most challenging circumstances, delivering advanced treatments that can make the difference between life and death. We are delighted to continue our long-standing support with this annual £60,000 grant, helping ensure they can continue providing this outstanding service to communities across the West Midlands.”

West Midlands CARE Team

16/07/2026

🚨 TICKETS ON SALE NOW🚨

Join us next Thursday evening for a Cardiac Arrest special - an always popular topic!

⏩ High Performance CPR and Cardiac Arrest Management with HEMS Critical Care Paramedic Ryan

⏩ Special Circumstances in Cardiac Arrest with WMAS Paramedic and WMCare Team Junior Member Niamh

https://wmcareteam.com/wmct/2026/07/15/sessions-2026-2/

We can't wait to see you 😍

01/07/2026

🚨 CARE TEAM SESSIONS RELAUNCH 🚨

We are delighted to announce the dates for the remaining 2026 CARE Team Sessions, starting again THIS month on Thursday 23rd July! 😍

What? 👀

Our famous in-person CPD evenings, held at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in South Birmingham!

Why? 🤔

Expert speakers deliver high quality and relevant CPD for a range of burning topics through a mix of lectures, case studies, demos and hands-on workshops!

Who? 🤷🏼

The topics we cover are broad but typically around Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) and therefore tend to appeal to students, Paramedics, Nurses, ACPs and Doctors - but all are welcome!

How? 🎟️

Keep your eye out on the socials for details of this month's topic and the ticket sales in the next few weeks!

We can't wait to see you soon! 👍🏼

19/06/2026

The West Midlands CARE Team were proud to be the chosen charity at this year’s Higgs Charity Football Tournament in Stourbridge ⚽

Our volunteers were blown away by the energy, generosity and community spirit on display throughout the day 🤩

Thousands were raised on the day and every pound helps us continue delivering advanced pre-hospital emergency care across the region, often at the most critical moments in people’s lives 💪🏼

A huge thank you to Higgs, the teams who played and everyone who supported the event. Your kindness directly strengthens the lifesaving work our clinicians provide across the West Midlands ❤️

https://donate.wmcareteam.com

29/04/2026

9 runners. 9 volunteers.

Doctors, nurses and paramedics - all with full time jobs, who give their time to deliver enhanced critical care to the sickest patients across the West Midlands.

Now they’re taking on the Birmingham Half Marathon 🏃‍♂️

If you can, please support the team and help us continue this work.

Every donation helps: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/careteamrunners2026?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=WA

Address

Bournbrook Fire Station
Birmingham
B57SN

Website

http://www.wmcareteam.com/

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