Our most advanced training programme, the Immediate Care Course (ICC), is underway this week in Essex. Covering adult and paediatric pre-hospital emergency care, as well as the Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia (PHEA) Assist role, the ICC is an immersive, highly practical course designed to prepare clinicians for the realities of working in challenging pre-hospital environments. This week, amongst other things, delegates have been taking part in realistic road traffic collision (RTC) scenarios alongside local fire crews, putting their skills to the test in true-to-life situations. Thank you to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for taking part in these joint learning exercises. Take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes photos captured by our volunteer casualties. 📅 Bookings are now open for the May 2027 ICC, along with a range of 2027 dates for: ✅ Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) Course ✅ Paediatric PHEC Day ✅ PHEA Assist Day Find out more and book your place: basics.org.uk/learn/ Thank you to our brilliant teaching team Adam Waller, Matthew Ward, Heather Reynolds, Craig Hold and Ben. #BASICS_HQ #PreHospitalCare #PHEM #CriticalCare #EmergencyMedicine #EmergencyCare #ImmediateCare #Doctors #Paramedics #Nurses #Nursing #RTC

Research, innovation and real-world impact were on full display at The Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026. We're pleased to showcase two more posters from this year's poster competition, demonstrating the great work being undertaken across the pre-hospital care community. The poster competition complemented a programme packed with expert plenary sessions, practical demonstrations and interactive workshops, helping to combine educational depth and practical application. Featured posters: 📌 Wesley Dean – Closing the Loop: A Six-month Interim Review of an ED-to-Prehospital Feedback Pathway for Colleagues' Wellbeing, Closure and Learning @swasFT @gloshospitals 📌 Lauren Martin – Outcomes of Major Burn Patients attended by @NWAirAmbulance Congratulations to both presenters and thank you for sharing your valuable insights with delegates. #BASICS_HQ #PreHospitalMedicine #ResearchMatters #EmergencyCare #HealthcareInnovation #PHEM #PreHospitalCare #CriticalCare #EmergencyMedicine

We're delighted to showcase two more outstanding posters from The Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026: 📊 Emily Murden – Hospital turnaround times in a UK HEMS team: Improving mission availability through Service Evaluation ⛰️ Becca Smith – The epidemiology of medical events on Pik Lenin (7,134 metres), Kyrgyzstan: findings from the Slava Topol Project 2026 The standard of posters displayed throughout the conference was excellent. We were particularly pleased to see so many students contributing high-quality research, helping to shape the future of pre-hospital care. 📅 Looking ahead, we're excited to welcome delegates to our 50th Anniversary Conference in York on 7-8 October 2027, where the poster and lightning presentation competitions will return. Keep an eye out in the new year for details of the abstract submission process. #BASICS_HQ #PreHospitalCare #MedicalResearch #HEMS #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare #PHEM #StudentMedic

Looking to develop your pre-hospital emergency care skills or be a crowd practitioner? 🚑 The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) Course is a highly practical, three-day course designed for healthcare professionals to enhance their assessment, decision-making and management of acutely ill or injured patients in the pre-hospital environment. It is taught at Skills for Health Level 6, endorsed by @RCSEd , and is one of only two courses approved by the @SGSA_UK as meeting the Green Guide recommendation for Crowd Practitioners. ✅ Hands-on scenario training ✅ Experienced multi-disciplinary faculty ✅ Enhanced trauma and medical emergency management ✅ Event and crowd medicine principles ✅ Multi-agency working and JESIP principles The November course is now fully booked, but spaces are still available for December at Kelevdon Park, Essex and in 2027. Book your place today: 🔗 basics.org.uk/learn/pre-hosp… Completed the PHEC more than 3 years ago? Time to take the Refresher to revalidate your PHEC certificate! Book the two-day PHEC Refresher here: basics.org.uk/learn/phec-ref… #PHEC #PreHospitalCare #EmergencyMedicine #Paramedic #Nursing #GP #Doctor #FoundationYearDoctor #EventMedicine #UrgentCare #CriticalCare #BASICS_HQ

🎉 Congratulations to our Lightning Presentation Competition Winners at the Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026! We're delighted to recognise these outstanding presentations, which showcased innovative research and service evaluation from across the pre-hospital care community. Both winners also displayed posters based on their work, helping to share their findings with conference delegates. 🏆 Student Lightning Presentation Winner: Charlie Tyler Time at Scene of Penetrating Traumatic Injuries in Yorkshire: A Service Evaluation @YorksAmbulance @UniversityLeeds 🏆 Non-Student Lightning Presentation Winner: Abigail Forsyth (@EMICS999 ) From Blue Light to Blood Results: A Feasibility Study of Point-of-Care Blood Testing on a BASICS Response Vehicle Congratulations to both winners on their excellent presentations and valuable contributions to advancing pre-hospital care research and practice. Take a look at Abigail and Charlie's posters below. 👇 #BASICS_HQ #PreHospitalCare #MedicalConference #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare #EmergencyCare #MedicalStudent

🎉 Congratulations once again to the winners of our Student and Non-Student Poster Competitions at the Pre-Hospital Care Conference 2026! We're delighted to showcase these outstanding pieces of research from this year's winners: 🏆 Student Poster Winner Ana-Sofia Pena Meier: Cardiac Arrest Dispatch Decisions by Critical Care Paramedics in the @NWAirAmbulance 🏆 Non-Student Poster Winner Juliet Forsyth & Lewis Miller: Retrospective Audit of Post-Mortem Findings Following Pre-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Managed by @Magpas_Charity (January 2024-January 2026) Congratulations to all our winners for their valuable contributions to advancing pre-hospital care. Take a look at their award-winning posters below. 👇 #BASICS_HQ #PreHospitalCare #Paramedicine #CriticalCare #PHEM #AirAmbulance #MedicalStudent #EmergencyMedicine #EmergencyCare #MedicalConference #MedicalPoster

A huge thank you to the @HelipadHELP for their continued generosity and commitment to supporting BASICS and our schemes across the UK. 💚 This year they have hit the incredible milestone of having donated £2 million. Funding like this enables volunteer clinicians to respond with the equipment, vehicles and resources needed to provide life-saving pre-hospital care when and where it is needed most. It helps us reach patients faster, deliver critical interventions, and ultimately save lives in our communities. 🚑 We're incredibly grateful to be part of a partnership that continues to strengthen emergency care nationwide. 👏 Read more: basics.org.uk/news/help-appe… #PreHospitalCare #EmergencyMedicine #BASICS_HQ #SavingLives #Volunteers #BASICSSchemes #CriticalCare

👏 Thanks to our 3 military speakers @DMS_DefMedAcad, @lauracottey & @EmergencyDoc209 at #BASICS2026! Blood products evolving, perfusion tricky to measure & exciting analgesia trials ahead! Great to see research flowing between military & civilian PHEM. 🔄 Shared challenges, better patient care!