Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care News Feed

FPHC Members Recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Dr Roderick Mackenzie and Dr Simon Lewis on their being made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honour List, and to Mr Paul Gates on being awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the same Honours List. All three are long standing members of the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC).

Dr Mackenzie and Dr Lewis were instrumental in developing Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) as a distinct medical subspecialty, recognised by the General Medical Council. They were appointed by Cambridge University Hospitals as the first joint Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Emergency Medicine Consultants in 2010. They both also had a major part in developing the East of England Major Trauma Network.

The incredible achievement of founding PHEM sub-specialty training required significant personal sacrifice in devoting substantial amounts of time and effort to this endeavour. Both have remained heavily involved in PHEM training since it’s inception. PHEM training aims to ensure that the future pre-hospital medical workforce has received the same standards of training, mentoring, experience and full accreditation as other specialities. This programme has therefore shaped many careers, and continues to benefit significant numbers of patients.

Mr Paul Gates has been awarded the British Empire Medal for his significant contributions over many years to improving emergency care both within the UK Ambulance Services and also for his work with the British Association of Immediate Care Schemes (BASICS) of which he is the Vice Chair. He combines his role in BASICS whilst being in full time employment with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust as their Deputy Chief Paramedic.

FPHC Manual Review - Call for FPHC Volunteer Authors and Editorial Group Members

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care is commencing a review and update of the FPHC Manual and is seeking expressions of interest from members who would like to contribute to this important project.

We are looking for FPHC members with relevant expertise and experience across pre-hospital care who would be interested in:

Reviewing existing content

Updating and revising chapters

Contributing new material where required

Please note that these roles are entirely voluntary and unpaid. They provide an opportunity to contribute to the development of a key educational resource used across the pre-hospital care community.

Applicants must be current FPHC members in good standing.

Those interested are invited to submit:

A brief summary of their relevant experience and expertise

Areas of interest or specialist knowledge

Any previous educational, editorial, publication or authorship experience

Expressions of interest should be sent to fphc@rcsed.ac.uk by Monday 6th July.

The Faculty welcomes applications from members representing a broad range of professional backgrounds and experiences within pre-hospital care.

FPHC Manual Review - Expression of Interest for Volunteer Authors – Fill out form

Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care: Student and Trainee Group Committee Recruitment

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) Student and Trainee Group (STG) are recruiting for the following positions on their committee:

Chair
Treasurer
Nursing Representative
Paramedic Representative
London Regional Representative
North West Regional Representative
South East Regional Representative
South West Regional Representative
Wales Regional Representative

Application deadline: 20:00 29th June 2026

For full information on how to apply please see the following document: FPHC STG Committee Recruitment

To apply, please complete the following application form.

Nominations Open for the FPHC 2025 Medal

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Nominations are now open for the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) Medal. The FPHC Medal recognises those who have made outstanding contribution and progress in advancing FPHC’s mission. The award is open to FPHC members in good standing, who have demonstrated significant longitudinal work, or sustained and intensive work over a shorter duration. Nominations should detail evidence of the impact, leadership, innovation or influence the individual has had in bettering the FPHC mission.

The nomination must include the nominator’s name, the nominee’s name, and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) outlining the nominee’s contribution against the award criteria, which include demonstrable impact across research, service/training delivery, or influence within pre-hospital care.

The deadline for submission of nominations is Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 17:00.

If you have any questions regarding the process, please contact the Faculty Office at fphc@rcsed.ac.uk.

Full details on the award criteria as well as the nomination form, can be found below:

FPHC Medal Criteria 2025

FPHC Medal 2025 Nomination Form

2026 New Year Honours List

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The FPHC is delighted to send congratulations to 3 colleagues who have made highly significant contributions to pre-hospital care recognised in the New Year Honours List.

Professor Ian Greaves was awarded the OBE for services to pre-hospital care. Ian has made exceptional and sustained contributions to the development of military and civilian pre-hospital care in the UK and internationally throughout his 30-year career. He is a prolific author and wrote 'Pre-Hospital Medicine' in cooperation with the FPHC Patron Professor Sir Keith Porter as well as the 'Oxford Handbook of Pre-Hospital Care' and the 'Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management' amongst numerous publications. Other contributions include him being a pivotal figure in the creation of the FPHC's Diploma on Major Incident Management and he was a co-founder and previous Chair of the educational charity Trauma Care which has promoted best clinical practice in trauma management. Ian also led the military emergency medicine cadre from 2008 - 2014 during combat operation overseas.

The King's Ambulance Medal (KAM) is a prestigious award and no more than 10 can be awarded in 1 year.

Dr Alison Walker was awarded the KAM for her distinguished and dedicated service to the ambulance sector. She was the Medical Director of the West Midlands Ambulance Service from 2019 - 2024 having been the interim Director for the previous 9 years. In addition, Alison is the current chair of the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee and continues to respond to 999 calls on a voluntary basis with BASICS as well as working as an Emergency Medicine Consultant. She is DIMC and FIMC RCSEd Examiner and teaches on the FPHC's Crowd Doctor and Practitioner Course.

Mr Dave Bywater is the Scottish Ambulance Service's (SAS) Lead Consultant Paramedic and played and instrumental role in shaping Scotland's Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest strategy. The award of his KAM recognises 30 years of dedicated service to the SAS and contributions spanning an exceptionally wide range of other key strategic and delivery roles within the organisation. Dave has also held a number of voluntary roles with BASICS Scotland and The Sandpiper Trust who, in addition to providing pre-hospital responders and equipment throughout Scotland, support the delivery of the FPHC exams.

All 3 of the individuals are richly deserving of their awards which are indicative of many years of exceptional contributions to pre-hospital care at operational, tactical and strategic levels in the national arena.

Dr David Bruce

Chair of the Training and Standards Committee