We are pleased to introduce the new Chief Executive of BASICS Scotland Lucy Aitchison. She is taking over the reins of the organisation from Prof. Colville Laird, who is retiring at Christmas. Lucy comes from a background of over 20-years work in charity leadership and management, the majority of which has been in health-related charities. Read More …
Not to be outdone by all the big retailers out there we decided to put together our own little festive film. Enjoy! The office will close at the end of the business day on Friday 21st December 2018 and will open again on Thursday 3rd January 2019. If you still have some last minute Christmas Read More …
Adult Tele-education will start on January 7th 2019 and run for 10 weeks with live sessions taking place mostly on Wednesday evenings (some evenings will take place on the Thursday) 7-8pm. Live sessions are, as always, recorded and the recording made available shortly after in case you are unable to or prefer not to attend Read More …
Did you know that you can raise funds for BASICS Scotland for free by shopping on Amazon? AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features. Your shopping experience stays the same, but every time you shop on AmazonSmile, Amazon donates to your chosen charity. Amazon automatically donates 0.5% Read More …
You can raise free funds for BASICS Scotland by shopping online through Give as you Live. Once you’ve signed up, you can browse the website for the store you want to shop with. Click ‘shop now’ to go to their website, then continue to shop as normal. A small percentage of every transaction is automatically Read More …
This is a fund set up by The Sandpiper Trust that seeks to reflect how Mark’s family and friends remember him and his outlook on life. Mark died in October 2014, aged 48. Mark was involved in many areas of pre-hospital care and was instrumental in the setting up of the Grampian Immediate Care Scheme. Read More …
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh have developed a new Diploma in Urgent Medical Care for Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics across the UK. The 2-day exam will take place on Tuesday 12th March – Wednesday 13th March 2019, 8.30am – 5.00pm at the RCSEd, Edinburgh. For more information click here!
BASICS Scotland are currently looking to employ a CEO Based in Aberuthven, Perthshire Salary: Up to £40k, based on experience 2 Year Fixed Term Contract (25 hours per week) Closing date for applications: 24th September 2018 We are currently looking to recruit our first Chief Executive Officer to work 25 hours per week, phasing to Read More …
The Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN) has become the world’s first national simulation network to win the prestigious ASPIRE 2018 Award for Excellence in Simulation. The award from the Association for Medical Education in Europe recognises the work of NHS Education for Scotland (NES), BASICS Scotland and the Scottish Simulation Centre for Clinical Human Read More …
Authored by Aurélie Hay-David citizenAID® was founded in January 2017 by military and civilian clinicians in Birmingham, drawing heavily from lessons learnt from the military. With the increased prevalence of deliberate attacks it was developed to educate, and thereby empower, the public through simple skills and knowledge in order to prevent avoidable deaths. While the Read More …
