East Of England Ambulance Service Nhs Trust

Want to try a vegetable you’ve never tried before? Now’s your chance.
Eating 5 portions of fruit and veg a day can help protect us from obesity and diseases like cancer and diabetes. #MensHealthWeek

Sometimes the people you care for don't have a sense of how much they're drinking. Babies, children and older people are more at risk of dehydration so make sure they have regular drinks and eat foods with a high-water content. More advice here: http://bit.ly/2KviiIz #HelpUsHelpYou

Did you know men should aim for 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week?🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️
People who regularly do physical activity have a 35% lower risk of heart disease and stroke and 50% lower risk of diabetes and bowel cancer #MensHealthWeek

Volunteers Week might be over for this year, but our appreciation for everything that our #volunteers do for us never will be.
Did you catch the video we made with a few of our community first responders?
You can still watch it now at https://bit.ly/2IrzPhV #VolunteersWeek

We are incredibly grateful for every single volunteer in #TeamEEAST!💚
What we’ve covered this week is just a small example of all of the hard work and dedication from our #volunteers.
We can’t thank you enough for all that you do for us! https://bit.ly/2ZhUGv7

June is #MensHealthMonth. 30% of men experience depression, yet only 1 in 4 actually talk about it. Look after your mental wellbeing and speak up - if you haven’t got someone to talk to, support is available: http://bit.ly/2KmBJDi #HelpUsHelpYou

THANK YOU to our final volunteer group of #VolunteersWeek…
Our Community Engagement Group!
Rhys is a relatively new member of our CEG, but he has already dedicated a huge amount of time for #TeamEEAST.
... Why? We’ll let him tell you that… https://bit.ly/2Ise7dw
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We’re coming to the end of our spotlight on CFRs for #VolunteersDay, so we’ll leave you with this...
#ThankYou to all of our INCREDIBLE CFRs and #volunteers here at EEAST. We caught up to just a couple of our CFRs to see why they volunteer with us here.
Want to hear what they had to say? You can watch our video here https://youtu.be/0Il-XmKt12U

Barry Barber is now a #Paramedic for EEAST in the #Norfolk area, but his journey began as a community first responder in his spare time back when he was studying at University Campus Suffolk (now University of Suffolk)!
Want to know more? Read Barry's blog on our website at https://bit.ly/2XqPS65
#VolunteersWeek2019 #HumansofEEAST

In 2018/19 our CFRs volunteered a total of 455, 345 hours. That’s the equivalent of just over 18,972 days or 51 years! #ThankYou to all of our CFRs, staff and volunteers for dedicating your time and effort to keep our patients safe! #VolunteersWeek

We have a special themed #ThankYouThursday for #VolunteersWeek this week! Instead of just the one, we’ve pulled together a few #ThankYou’s to some of our wonderful CFRs in #TeamEEAST

June is #PrideMonth and to celebrate #TeamEEAST are displaying our #WeAreEEAST pride flag in our Melbourn HQ! #Loveislove #Pride #LGBT

Want to work in one of our new or refurbished Make Ready Centres?🚑✨
We're looking for Make Ready Operatives to join #TeamEEAST as an essential link between our ambulance crews and the patient care we deliver!
Want more info? Head over to our website at https://bit.ly/2TV6H6t

Teachers in the east of England, please don’t suffer with Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) ahead Restart A Heart Day this year!
Make sure your school is signed up for this fantastic training event taking place all across the UK on 16th October and take full advantage of our amazing team of staff and volunteers who will come along to YOUR school and teach YOUR students the essential life-saving skill that is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
All secondary schools wishing to take ...part must register before 24th July.
https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/…/restart-a- heart-school-sign-up…
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We’re looking for Ambulance Care Assistants to join our Patient Transport Team in Cambridgeshire.
If you’re interested or know someone who would like to join our non-emergency patient transport team - take a look at our vacancies page - https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/ vacancies.htm or share this post with them.
Thanks to Amber (one of our amazing #TeamEEAST PTS team) for the photo 📸 👍

A great afternoon celebrating our incredible EEAST #volunteers with coffee, tea and cakes at our Melbourn HQ today for #VolunteersWeek... Just a little way of saying #ThankYou for all you do for #WeAreEEAST!🍰☕️
Next stop: Norwich AOC 5th June at 3.30pm - who’s joining us?!🙋🏻‍♀️

It's day 4 of #VolunteersWeek already and today we're shining a light on all of the #Volunteers within the critical care charities we work with!
Pat, Nadine and Ben are all Community First Responders in #TeamEEAST who also dedicate their time to work with @NARS_CFRs #ThankYou

Our Fleet team are looking for Make Ready Operatives (ambulance fleet assistants) to come and join our team us in Stevenage, Watford, Southend, Chelmsford or Peterborough.
The duties of our make ready operatives include replacing and re-stocking vital equipment within our emergency vehicles and undertaking the cleaning of our vehicles. You can find out more and apply here - https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/ vacancies.htm and select 'Support Services'. Adverts clo...se: 7th June
Please share or tag if you know someone who would be intererested.
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