Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) are keeping their life saving medical skills up to date through a partnership with Capital Air Ambulance, who provide rapid UK aeromedical services similar to TMW.
Tactical Medical Wing’s Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST) are a specialised team who provide the medical capability to move critically ill patients through aeromedical evacuation. CCAST is routinely trained with real life scenarios, and this new partnership will enable RAF personnel to keep their live skills up to date by flying missions with Capital Air Ambulance.
Officer Commanding Tactical Medical Wing, Wing Commander Adam Smith said:
“What’s really important for us is to maintain the skills of our medical specialists while we hold them at readiness. The opportunity with Capital Air Ambulance for our people to work with them on their day-to-day operations, learn from one another, and ensure that when the time comes for the next RAF mission our CCAST are ready to deploy is fantastic.”
Wing Commander Adam Smith
Officer Commanding Tactical Medical Wing
The partnership not only gives TMW personnel access to live patients, but also allows Capital Air Ambulance medics to work with a group of medical specialists they wouldn’t normally get the chance to, building strong relationships and sharing knowledge between both organisations.
Flight Lieutenant Travis Belcham said
“This collaboration with Capital Air Ambulance gives us the chance to consolidate our CCAST skills which we provide for Defence, whilst working with a civilian partner. Not only do we get access to regular live patients it also gives us the opportunity to work on different aircraft with different people all trying to achieve the same goal. It’s an invaluable opportunity.”
Flight Lieutenant Travis Belcham
Tactical Medical Wing personnel will now complete a period of training and clinical checks with Capital Air Ambulance to make sure they’re ready to begin flying on live missions later this year.
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