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22/10/2026

Our most advanced training programme, the Immediate Care Course (ICC), is underway this week in Essex.

Covering adult and paediatric pre-hospital emergency care, as well as the Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia (PHEA) Assist role, the ICC is an immersive, highly practical course designed to prepare clinicians for the realities of working in challenging pre-hospital environments.

This week, amongst other things, delegates have been taking part in realistic road traffic collision (RTC) scenarios alongside local fire crews, putting their skills to the test in true-to-life situations. Thank you to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for taking part in these joint learning exercises.

Take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes photos captured by our volunteer casualties.

📅 Bookings are now open for the May 2027 ICC, along with a range of 2027 dates for:
✅ Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) Course
✅ Paediatric PHEC Day
✅ PHEA Assist Day

Find out more and book your place: https://basics.org.uk/learn/

Thank you to our brilliant teaching team Adam Waller, Matthew Ward, Heather Reynolds, Craig Hold and Ben.

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22/10/2026

Research, innovation and real-world impact were on full display at The Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026.

We're pleased to showcase two more posters from this year's poster competition, demonstrating the great work being undertaken across the pre-hospital care community. The poster competition complemented a programme packed with expert plenary sessions, practical demonstrations and interactive workshops, helping to combine educational depth and practical application.

Featured posters:
📌 Wesley Dean – Closing the Loop: A Six-month Interim Review of an ED-to-Prehospital Feedback Pathway for Colleagues' Wellbeing, Closure and Learning
South Western Ambulance

📌 Lauren Martin – Outcomes of Major Burn Patients attended by North West Air Ambulance Charity

Congratulations to both presenters and thank you for sharing your valuable insights with delegates.

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21/10/2026

We're delighted to showcase two more outstanding posters from The Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026:

📊 Emily Murden – Hospital turnaround times in a UK HEMS team: Improving mission availability through Service Evaluation

⛰️ Becca Smith – The epidemiology of medical events on P*k Lenin (7,134 metres), Kyrgyzstan: findings from the Slava Topol Project 2026

The standard of posters displayed throughout the conference was excellent. We were particularly pleased to see so many students contributing high-quality research, helping to shape the future of pre-hospital care.

📅 Looking ahead, we're excited to welcome delegates to our 50th Anniversary Conference in York on 7-8 October 2027, where the poster and lightning presentation competitions will return. Keep an eye out in the new year for details of the abstract submission process.

See the posters in full here: https://lnkd.in/p/eySeB3ja

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20/10/2026

Looking to develop your pre-hospital emergency care skills or be a crowd practitioner? 🚑

The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) Course is a highly practical, three-day course designed for healthcare professionals to enhance their assessment, decision-making and management of acutely ill or injured patients in the pre-hospital environment. It is taught at Skills for Health Level 6, endorsed by RCSEd , and is one of only two courses approved by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority as meeting the Green Guide recommendation for Crowd Practitioners.

✅ Hands-on scenario training
✅ Experienced multi-disciplinary faculty
✅ Enhanced trauma and medical emergency management
✅ Event and crowd medicine principles
✅ Multi-agency working and JESIP principles

The November course is now fully booked, but spaces are still available for December at Kelevdon Park, Essex and in 2027.

Book your place today:
🔗 https://basics.org.uk/learn/pre-hospital-emergency-care-phec-course/

Completed the PHEC more than 3 years ago? Time to take the Refresher to revalidate your PHEC certificate! Book the two-day PHEC Refresher here: https://basics.org.uk/learn/phec-refresher/

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14/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Lightning Presentation Competition Winners at the Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026!

We're delighted to recognise these outstanding presentations, which showcased innovative research and service evaluation from across the pre-hospital care community. Both winners also displayed posters based on their work, helping to share their findings with conference delegates.

🏆 Student Lightning Presentation Winner:
Charlie Tyler
Time at Scene of Penetrating Traumatic Injuries in Yorkshire: A Service Evaluation
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
University of Leeds

🏆 Non-Student Lightning Presentation Winner:
Abigail Forsyth (East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) )
From Blue Light to Blood Results: A Feasibility Study of Point-of-Care Blood Testing on a BASICS Response Vehicle

Congratulations to both winners on their excellent presentations and valuable contributions to advancing pre-hospital care research and practice.
Take a look at Abigail and Charlie's posters in full: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7516163028791508992

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14/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations once again to the winners of our Student and Non-Student Poster Competitions at the Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026!

We're delighted to showcase these outstanding pieces of research from this year's winners:

🏆 Student Poster Winner

Ana-Sofia Pena Meier:
Cardiac Arrest Dispatch Decisions by Critical Care Paramedics in the North West Air Ambulance

🏆 Non-Student Poster Winner

Juliet Forsyth & Lewis Miller:
Retrospective Audit of Post-Mortem Findings Following Pre-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Managed by Magpas Air Ambulance (January 2024-January 2026)

Congratulations to all our winners for their valuable contributions to advancing pre-hospital care. Take a look at their award-winning posters in full here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7516157985895927809

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13/10/2026

A huge thank you to the HELP Appeal for their continued generosity and commitment to supporting BASICS and our schemes across the UK. 💚 This year they have hit the incredible milestone of having donated £2 million.

Funding like this enables volunteer clinicians to respond with the equipment, vehicles and resources needed to provide life-saving pre-hospital care when and where it is needed most. It helps us reach patients faster, deliver critical interventions, and ultimately save lives in our communities. 🚑

We're incredibly grateful to be part of a partnership that continues to strengthen emergency care nationwide. 👏

Read more: https://basics.org.uk/news/help-appeal-funding-for-local-basics-schemes-reaches-2-million/

Volunteers BASICSSchemes

09/10/2026

The Pre-Hospital Care Conference is a huge team effort, with countless hours of work. Thank you so much for all your hard work. See you next year for our 50th anniversary in York. Over and out!

09/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our winners! 🏆

Thank you to Innosonian Europe for generously sponsoring our poster and lightning presentation competitions.

Lightning presentation winners:
Charles Tyler - student
Abigail Forsyth - non-student

Poster presentation winners:
Ana Sofia Pena Meier - student
Juliet Forsyth and Lewis Miller - non-student

Runners up:
Lightning presentation - Ana Sofia Pena Meier (student) and Gov Oliver (non-student)
Poster presentation - Alf Broughton (student) and Amy Nixon and Ffyon Davies (non-student)

WEL Medical ltd CPR competition winner - Rebecca Smith

Stop the Bleed! Workshop winners - Abby Foster and James Wild

Ortus Technologies ventilation winner - Elysia Rayner

Well done!

09/10/2026

Thanks to Simon Carley for finishing The Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026 so well with a session on Top 10 Papers.

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