Andy is no stranger to traumatic incidents with 20 years in Emergency Services, mostly as a Paramedic on Search and Rescue Helicopters. He now sits on the National Mental Health & Wellbeing Steering group for College of Paramedics, is a Patron of PTSD999, and a Mind Blue Light Champion. Andy also delivers Human Factors training to NHS clinicians and has delivered face-to-face and online medical training for responders treating civilian casualties in the Syrian crisis.
Mental health training for SAR personnel and emergency services
Andy Elwood knows first-hand the mental strain that emergency services and SAR personnel are under, and the effect this can have on their wellbeing. His focus now lies on delivering…