Community First Responders (CFRs) and Co-Responders are volunteers who work alongside the ambulance service to help patients in emergency situations. They are our unsung heroes giving their time to help others.

Community First Responders (CFRs) are highly skilled and trained volunteers supported by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS). They help patients in their time of need whether it be a life-threatening emergency such as a cardiac arrest, heart attack, breathing difficulties, stroke or a less urgent condition such as a non-injury fall or concern for welfare. Our volunteers are deployed by SCAS's Emergency Operations Centre to ensure the quickest possible help to our patients.

We have launched this campaign to support our CFRs over the next financial year. We know that fundraising will still be difficult, many events will not happen but we know we cannot fail and have to continue supporting our CFRs so they can carry on saving lives.

Can you help by organising your own fundraiser or challenge? if you would like to set up your own page to support our CFRs you can click Be a Fundraiser on the right get in touch if you need any help from us! If you would like to donate please click Give Now. No matter how big or small we really value your contribution and support in keeping our CFRs active on the frontline of emergency care.

We receive no NHS or other statutory funding to support CFRs. We fundraise to provide all of their equipment, training, uniform and vehicles that enable them to save lives. CFRs really are the heroes on your street, close at hand should you need them. They are out in their communities all year round and throughout the current pandemic to ensure we can deliver the best possible patient care.

It currently costs £310 a year per responder to maintain the equipment our CFRs use. We have over 1200 CFRs, medical students, military, police and fire Co-responder across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire. We are regularly recruiting new CFRs to expand our cover especially in rural areas and it costs us £2000 to fully kit out a new responder.

However you choose to support our volunteers this year, thank you.

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