St John wins WA blood donor challenge

For the second year in a row, since the challenge began in 2012, St John have defeated WA Police, previous champions) and other emergency services, and taken out the annual Red Cross emergency services blood donation challenge. The Red25 Emergency Services Challenge sees emergency personnel from across the country, challenge each other to donate blood…

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Driving the message home to South West youth

High school students from across the South West gathered in Bunbury today (Friday, 20 September) to get an insider’s view to road trauma at the Youth Road Safety Expo. St John WA has invited local high schools to send students to witness a road crash simulation which has become a major annual education event in…

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Snake bite emergencies sparks lifesaving message

A surge in the number of Western Australians treated for snake bites in the last year has prompted an urgent message from St John WA on the importance of first aid as we head towards peak snake season. From July 2018 to June 2019, 169 people were treated by paramedics for snake bites. By comparison,…

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Honouring our volunteer heroes

St John Chief Executive Officer Michelle Fyfe said volunteers provide significant contributions to the services St John delivers to the West Australian community. “Our frontline consists of highly skilled clinical volunteers, qualified career professionals and thousands of first aid trained community members, all working to save lives in our communities,” Ms Fyfe said. “Without these…

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St John focused on continuous improvement

The Office of the Auditor General is today tabling its follow-up report “Delivering Western Australia’s Ambulance Service” in parliament and St John WA welcomes its release. St John WA CEO Michelle Fyfe said the results of the audit highlighted the many improvements the organisation had implemented since the 2013 recommendations. “We welcome this follow-up audit…

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New St John Ellenbrook centre opens

Work has been completed on the new St John WA ambulance depot and first aid training centre in Ellenbrook and it is now in operation. St John Ambulance Operations Director Deon Brink said Ellenbrook was a fast growing area and it was feasible to have a centre that could match the demand for services in…

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WA Emergency Services to rescue winter blood donations

St John WA and other WA emergency service workers gathered today to launch a lifesaving blood donation campaign to bolster blood supplies as the Australian Red Cross Blood Service issues an appeal for O and A blood types. The annual Challenge sees emergency services compete to collect the most blood donations. It’s hoped together their…

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National Volunteer Week – St John celebrates its dedicated volunteers

St John CEO Michelle Fyfe said one of St John’s strengths was its ability to harness the combination of career staff and volunteers, which together ensure Western Australians have access to leading ambulance and first aid services across metropolitan Perth and regional WA. “Our regional volunteers are a key part of the State’s country ambulance…

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St John to offer free service for vets this Anzac Day

St John Ambulance WA is honouring ex-servicemen and women this Anzac Day by offering complimentary transport through various RSL branches to assist their members with transport to various commemorations around Perth. St John Patient Transfer Services General Manager Alan Clyne said for the first time St John will be offering free travel on Anzac Day…

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