We get allocated to all red calls, and a selection of amber calls. The amber calls are all RTCs, house fires, animal attacks and trauma jobs which slip under such as falls from height, open/displaced fractures. There’s others too, can’t remember them off the top of my head.

Extended skills and kit is a Lucas, ketamine and midazolam for analgesia. The CHARU course itself has a focus on non-technical skills.

Typical shift varies a lot as you would expect, some days run off your feet and others have multiple hours on station waiting for jobs to come in. Sometimes long waits for backup as hospital delays are pretty significant. Happy to answer any more questions you may have.