Our volunteers are well known for the thousands of hours they spend each year ensuring public events are safe. We're also the leading first aid training provider in the UK and the third largest youth organisation.

First aid at events

We've been providing first aid cover at major public events since Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and we'll be there at the London Olympics.

What event cover can St John Ambulance offer?

We can provide ambulance, first aid and medical services, tailored to the requirements of each individual event. We can provide a whole range of resources including:

Qualified first aiders;Emergency ambulances and crew;Emergency vehicles;    Registered nurses, paramedics and doctors;Mobile command and control facilities;Mobile treatment centres/field hospitals;Cycle response teams.

Neighbourhood first responders

Our Neighbourhood First Responder volunteers are trained to attend emergency calls received by the ambulance service and provide care until the ambulance arrives.

Transport services

We provide a range of patient transport services, transferring patients to a wide range of non-emergency medical appointments such as admissions to and discharge from hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other medical facilities.

Young people

More than half of our 44,000 volunteers are under the age of 25. We have a vibrant new programme for our young people.

We're also active in schools teaching children life saving skills.

Emergency response

We respond to all kinds of emergencies, from major emergencies to car accidents, weather incidents and fires.

We train more than 250,000 first aiders every year to cope with first aid emergencies both at work and in the home.