Aiding staff to recover from injury and return to work

Since The Ambulance Services Charity (TASC) was formed earlier this year, we have been continuing to raise awareness of the vital advice and support services the charity is making available to both serving and retired ambulance personnel, and their families and dependents in times of difficulty, bereavement and urgent need.

We understand the increasing challenges and demands that are faced by ambulance personnel in their line of duty, and our aim is to significantly improve the current provision by offering a range of welfare and rehabilitation support.

Our current plans include providing further access to dedicated treatment and support programmes including facilities for physical rehabilitation, access to support stress-related issues (including early intervention support for post-traumatic stress disorder) and care programmes for bereaved ambulance service families.

These services will deliver benefits to ambulance staff and their families but we know there is much more to be achieved. In the long-term we would like to establish a designated national TASC centre for treatment and rehabilitation similar to that already enjoyed by other emergency services.