Angie Clare

Angie became a North West Ambulance Community First Responder in 2003 and progressed to become a Field Trainer with the Community Resuscitation Team for the North West Ambulance Service.
This allows her the opportunity to train in her own and other local teams as well as gaining a vast amount of hands on experience answering emergency calls to patients with life threatening conditions.
Having trained as a British Heart Foundation Heartstart and Schools Instructor, Angie trains school staff to deliver emergency life support skills to pupils from 5 years of age.
On joining St. John Ambulance, Angie quickly became registered as a First Aid Trainer and Assessor for Operations and trains members across the county. Angie is also a qualified Emergency Transport Attendant within the organisation.
Angie received an award presented to her in the House of Lords for exceptional service to St. John Ambulance for her actions during the height of the Cumbria floods of 2009.
Angie has been involved in a wide variety of events with St. John Ambulance and until recently she served as Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults Officer on the County Staff. A key element in this role was the training of volunteer staff throughout Cumbria.
Angie now works for the North West Ambulance Service on front line emergency ambulances an HCPC Paramedic.
Angie jointly holds the position of Medical Officers for the Westmorland County Agricultural Society.
Angie is also an Enhanced Community First Responder for the North West Ambulance Service and responds to a wider range of emergency incidents as a volunteer.