Event First Aid Cover
Members providing first aid, ambulance and cycle
response cover at the Cambridge Folk Festival
St John Ambulance is able to provide first aid cover for events, ranging from small fairs and fetes, through club nights and college balls, right up to large music festivals and sporting events with thousands of spectators. The Health and Safety Executive's "Purple Guide" provides information to people who are planning events which will be open to members of the public, and provides advice on the approximate extent to which first aid cover will be required, based on the information you provide us with our Events Co-ordinator should be able to make a more detailed calculation of the resources you will need, and the what the cost of these resources would be.
Do I need First Aid cover?
At any event open to members of the public the event organiser has a duty of care to these persons. There is therefore a legal requirement to ensure an appropriate amount of medical cover for the event, depending on both the numbers of people attending, and the risk assessment for each individual event. St John Ambulance is able to provide you with advice and reccomendations on the type and extent of first aid cover your event is likely to require.
Can anyone with a First Aid certificate be an official first aider?
Unfortunately when arranging events open to members of the public it is a legal requirement that any first aider present has no other official role (including being present at the event as a guest), and in addition to training, carries the necessary equipment to provide first aid and insured for any care they provide. St John Ambulance is able to provide qualified, ensured first aiders and ambulance crews, along with the necessary equipment and legal support.
Do you just provide First Aid?
No, depending on the needs of your event, we can supply qualified staff capable of acting above and beyond the scope of what might traditionally be considered "first aid". This may include the provision of ambulances and qualified ambulance crews, as well as doctors, nurses and paramedics. However, it is important to note that events requiring medical cover on this scale may need considerable planning, so if you feel your event is likely to be high risk, then please contact us as far as possible in advance.
How can I arrange First Aid cover for my event?
Please contact our events co-ordinator with the details of your event, as far as possible in advance. We cover a large number of events, so in order to ensure we have adequete time to arrange the necessary personel and resources for you then please try to ensure we are given a minimum of one month's notice of any event. While we will attempt to accomodate requests made later than this, in the majority of cases this is unlikelt to be possible.