EMICS

18/02/2026

🔎View from the crew 🔍

CCP Roger and Dr Abbi are out on our critical care car today providing regional cover, but can you tell which county we are covering today?

Comment your answers below!

16/02/2026

🚨🚨Meet the team week 6🚨🚨

Dr Mark Folman

I live near Sleaford and have been volunteering with EMICS since 2008. I respond from home, supporting ambulance service crews by bringing additional skills to deliver early critical care to patients when it’s needed most.

Alongside my EMICS role, I’m a GP and an air ambulance doctor. I’ve worked as a GP in Newark since 2007 and have flown with several air ambulance services during my career. I’m also one of the ambulance service’s Deputy Medical Directors.

Because Sleaford is some distance from the nearest hospital, I’m particularly keen to use my extended skills to benefit local people. When I’m called out to the most serious incidents in the area, I can often be away from home for four hours or more.

When I’m not responding to incidents, I’m a keen motorcyclist and am passionate about improving rider skills to help reduce collisions. I also spend many of my weekends acting as a taxi service for my children.



Did you know EMICS receives no government funding?

Our lifesaving service is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. If you can help, please donate here: https://emics.org.uk/donate

15/02/2026

🚨We need your help!! 🚨

My Giving Circle is giving away £300,000 in grants to charities this year.

My Giving Circle is a social enterprise committed to helping Charities, not-for-profits, and Community Groups access grants, find new supporters, raise their profile, and raise much-needed funds.

You can help us win a share of those grants, without it costing you anything.

How you can help EMICS!

You can help us win grants from My Giving Circle throughout the year, simply by voting for us each week!

Also, please share this post and encourage your friends & family to vote for us each week as well! Vote for EMICS on My Giving Circle - it's FREE! Voting is completely free so you can help fund our pre-hospital critical care volunteers without spending a penny. We are delighted to have found a way for supporters to fund our work without impacting their own finances.

Head over to our page on My Giving Circle and vote for us today!

This latest grants round is open until 31st March - and we will win a share of £17,500 if we receive enough votes to secure a place in the top 10.

Please choose EMICS as your favourite charity, and vote for free, each week.

Every vote really counts, and will give us the best chance of winning a grant, helping us to provide vital advanced care at the side of the road, in support of the ambulance services Vote here: https://mygivingcircle.org/east-midlands-immediate-care-scheme

Please, please share with your family and friends 🙏🙏🙏🙏

13/02/2026

EMICS clinicians deliver essential critical care services throughout the entire East Midlands region, encompassing a vast area of 15,623 square kilometres (6,032 square miles). This extensive coverage supports an estimated population of 5,063,164 residents, ensuring they receive the necessary medical attention when needed.



Did you know EMICS receives no government funding?

Our lifesaving service is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. If you can help, please donate here: https://emics.org.uk/donate

09/02/2026

🚨🚨Meet the team week 5🚨🚨

George Duffin

My name’s George, and I’m one of the paramedics who volunteer with the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS).

I first got involved with EMICS as an event support volunteer, helping to share what the charity does with people at local community events.

In 2024, I joined the clinical team. I’ve always enjoyed volunteering — I started out with St John Ambulance, then became a Community First Responder (CFR) with the ambulance service before completing my paramedic training and moving into a full-time role.

What I really enjoy about volunteering with EMICS is the chance to work alongside ambulance service colleagues to provide the highest level of care to patients who are critically ill or seriously injured across the East Midlands.

Shifts with my doctor and paramedic colleagues are always a great learning experience. We regularly challenge each other with our “emergency of the day,” where we talk through or simulate emergency scenarios to make sure we’re ready for whatever we might be called to.



Did you know EMICS receives no government funding?

Our lifesaving service is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. If you can help, please donate here: https://emics.org.uk/donate

06/02/2026

🔎View from the crew 🔍

Dr Matt and Dr Abbi are out on our critical care car today providing regional cover, but can you tell which county we are covering today?

Comment your answers below!

04/02/2026

🚨🚨Incident News🚨🚨

Yesterday evening, the EMICS Critical Care Team (Medic 20) was deployed to a multi-agency response for a Road Traffic Collision.
This operation involved collaboration with Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, Derbyshire Constabulary, East Midlands Ambulance Service and the National Highways Agency.





Did you know EMICS receives no government funding?

Our lifesaving service is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. If you can help, please donate here: https://emics.org.uk/donate

03/02/2026

🚨🚨Incident Summary🚨🚨

During January 2026, both the Medic 20 Critical Care car and our home responding Doctors have been actively involved in attending numerous incidents throughout the East Midlands.

The distribution of calls reflects the widespread demand for critical care across the region, with 70% of incidents occurring in Leicestershire, 20% in Nottinghamshire, 8% in Derbyshire and 2% in Lincolnshire.

Types of Incidents Attended:

Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs): 18% 🚙🛻🚛
Medical emergencies: 10% ❤️‍🩹
Cardiac arrests: 28% ❤️
Falls: 10% 🪜
Stabbings/Assaults 8% 🔪
Other incident types: 11% ⚠️

Notably, in 60% of these cases, patients were escorted to the hospital by either Medic 20 or one of our home responding doctors, ensuring they received continued care during transit.

A further 36% of patients were handed over to our EMAS/HEMS colleagues for transportation to the hospital.

8% received a Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthetic (PHEA)

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03/02/2026

Each year MyGivingCircle gives £1,500,000 in grants and donations

02/02/2026

🚨🚨Meet the team week 4🚨🚨

Dr Simon Topham

I began my medical journey in the late 1980s as a GP trainee in North Yorkshire. While my background is in general practice, my true passion has always been emergency medicine.

After spending five years working in the Scottish Highlands, I returned to the East Midlands, where I re-joined EMICS and spent eight years with a regional Air Ambulance service.
These roles gave me invaluable experience delivering emergency care in demanding and often remote settings.

I currently work as a senior emergency doctor at Oban Hospital in the Scottish Highlands, while living in rural Lincolnshire. I’m deeply committed to ensuring that rural and remote communities receive the same high standard of healthcare as those in urban areas.



Did you know EMICS receives no government funding?

Our lifesaving service is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. If you can help, please donate here: https://emics.org.uk/donate

29/01/2026

📋📋Patient Feedback 💬💬

Patient feedback is vital to the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme because it helps ensure our services truly meet the needs of the communities we serve.

It guides continuous improvement, highlights what we do well, and helps us identify where changes can make the greatest difference to patient care.

Most importantly, it ensures patients’ voices remain central to everything we do.

Have you, or any of your family members, received treatment from one of our home response clinicians or the Medic 20 Critical Care team?

We value your experience and would appreciate your feedback. Please share your thoughts and insights by using the link below.

https://tinyurl.com/v8y5mbrd

Your input is important to us and helps improve the quality of care we provide.

Thank you!

Please support us today!



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Did you know EMICS receives no government funding? Our lifesaving service is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. If you can help, please donate here: https://emics.org.uk/donate

28/01/2026

🤝🏻 Teamwork makes the dream work! 🚑

Thanks to Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust for sharing this post featuring a photo of Dr Matt Woods reuniting with patients he has treated!

East Midlands Ambulance Service

We work closely with or ambulance service colleagues to bring advanced interventions, senior clinicians and hospital-level care to patients suffering from an out of hospital cardiac arrests (OOHCA).




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Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of meeting several people whose lives were saved thanks to fast action, early CPR, and the use of a defibrillator.

When someone is in cardiac arrest, every second counts and community defibrillators play a vital role in the chain of survival.

Clive, Khalid, Nwadimma and Jack are just some of the people whose stories show how effective CPR and early defibrillation can be in saving lives.

That’s why we’re calling on communities to make sure their defibrillators are registered on The Circuit, the national defibrillator network.

If you look after a defibrillator, please register it today. This ensures ambulance services can access vital information quickly, helping us get lifesaving equipment to those who need it, when they need it most. ❤️

👉 Register here: https://www.thecircuit.uk/