Board of Directors

Chairperson

Dave Bywater – Consultant Paramedic, SAS

Vice Chairperson

Duncan Tripp

Honorary Treasurer

Mr John Pritchard – Paramedic, Crieff

Company Secretary

Dr Ewen McLeod – GP Ballater (Sandpiper Trust & SAS Liaison Rep)

Directors
Dr Catrina Hewitt – GP, Dunkeld

Mrs Alison Moggach – Nurse, Elgin

Mr Dave Currie – Winchman Paramedic – Coastguard Helicopter Rescue

Co-opted Members

Mr James Ferguson – Consultant, Emergency Medicine, NHS Grampian

Mr Kenny Freeburn – SAS

Mr Jim Ward – SAS Medical Director

Mr Aly Dickson – The Sandpiper Trust

Auditor

Mr David Maclay – Bannerman Johnstone Maclay Ltd

The Sandpiper Trust
The Sandpiper Trust, a Scottish Charity, was set up in memory of Sandy Dickson by his parents, family and friends. The primary aim of the Trust is to ensure that all Rural GPs in Scotland are provided with essential emergency medical equipment and resources once they have undergone specialist training courses and gained certification from BASICS Scotland. For further information on the work of the Sandpiper Trust, please go to www.sandpipertrust.org.

To download a Sandpiper Bag Application Form, please click here.

To download the contents layout for your Sandpiper Bag, please click here.

Scottish Infection Prevention and Control Education Pathway (SIPCEP)
A clear staged pathway of contemporary HAI education to enable staff and students to continuously improve their knowledge and skills around Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
This pathway will provide flexible access to learning for staff as appropriate to their role and adopts a modular structure. The content is contemporary and suitable for wide multi-professional clinical and non-clinical audiences, in all health and social care settings. The pathway will comprise three layers – Foundation, Intermediate and Improvement.
Find out more on the NES website.

BASICS Scotland

1 day ago

Responders of all types are focused on saving life but what happens if the scene becomes a crime scene? What is a crime scene and how do we manage this? Peter takes us through the roles, responsibilities of the police and responders at the scene and what might happen post the event. Key points from this podcast:Understand that the Police aim is to save lifeCarry ID when possibleDon’t touch anything you don’t need to – if you do, admit to it!About PeterAfter working in the leisure industry for 12 years in a variety of locations including London, the West coast of Scotland and Saudi Arabia I joined Northumbria Police in 1997 starting in Newcastle upon Tyne then moving to the Scottish Borders. In 2008, fed up with spending so much time driving to the highlands to spend time in the mountains, I moved house to Perthshire joining Tayside Police, which has since morphed into Police Scotland.As well as being a Sergeant , I am also involved in training officers in multi-agency response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents. I have also been involved in planning the policing of a number of large events including T in the Park and the Ryder Cup.I am currently working as Police Scotland Search and Rescue Coordinator, the strategic link between the mountain rescue teams in Scotland and Police Scotland, the coordinating authority for all land based search and rescue in the country. I am also a member of the Police Scotland (Tayside) Mountain Rescue Team, deploying to incidents involving lost, missing or injured members of the public in the hills and other difficult to access areas.When not a work I can often be found walking my two collie dogs in the hills or paddling on one of Scotland’s many lochs and rivers in an open canoe. ... See MoreSee Less

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BASICS Scotland

3 days ago

In this podcast Duncan explains the role of Coastguard operations including the interaction with the Emergency Services and BASICS Scotland Responders.Key points from this podcast:Escalate early via trauma desk to the ARCCLook at the online ISAR resource ahead of timeFollow up any jobs and feedbackAbout DuncanDuncan spent 35 years in the RAF in various roles mainly as a Winchman Paramedic in the UK SAR Force. During this time he was a Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor and Winchman Training Officer responsible for the training and standards of UK SAR Winchman both in their operational and medical roles. As a member of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service he took part in various worldwide expeditions, some as Medical Director or Expedition Leader.With the responsibility for the UK SAR Force transferring to the MCA in 2015, Duncan left the RAF and continues to operate as a Winchman Paramedic, Instructor trainer and Base Clinical Lead.He has a long-standing involvement with BASICS Scotland going back to 1996. Duncan is the Vice-Chair of BASICS Scotland, an Instructor, Responder and a member of the Clinical Governance Working Group. He is married to a very tolerant and forgiving wife. ... See MoreSee Less

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BASICS Scotland

4 days ago

BASICS Scotland Podcasts - Latest Podcast Released - Duncan Tripp - UK SAR - mailchi.mp/5f92c2efb303/basics-scotland-podcasts-now-live-7524681 ... See MoreSee Less

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