This year the Volunteer Conference and Awards will take place on Saturday 10th October 2026, at CIM Business Centre, Cookham, Maidenhead.
Please complete the form below to register your attendance. If you have any further queries please email volunteering@sca-charity.org.uk
Please complete all details for your registration. A deposit of £20 will be required for each registration.
If you intend to participate in this challenge as part of a team (max 6 members), please register individually but please include the name of your team
Registration for the TCS London Marathon 2027 has now closed.
We look forward to hearing from you next year.
The ambulance service strives to get to patients as quickly as possible. Community First Responders (CFRs) are volunteers that are trained and despatched by UK ambulance services.
South Central Ambulance Charity supports over 1,200 Community First Responders, medical students, military, police and fire Co-Responders. These Community First Responders and Co-Responders are trained to respond to life-threatening emergencies. They are deployed by South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust’s Emergency Operations Centre and form an integral part of the ambulance service’s emergency patient response.
Volunteer responders provide essential life-saving treatment and support in those crucial minutes before the ambulance crew arrives. This includes responding to patients of all ages suffering a life threatening emergency such as cardiac arrest, heart attack, breathing difficulties or a stroke. Our volunteers are trained by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS).
These volunteers come from every walk of like. What they have in common is their desire to make a difference by volunteering to support patient care in emergency situations. Each year they attend over 30,000 incidents across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. CFRs and Co-Responders give up their time to help save lives in their community.
SCAS Charity funds the uniform, equipment and training for our volunteer responders. They are trained and managed by SCAS’s Community Engagement and Training Team.
Find out the areas where we need help the most here Volunteer information – South Central Ambulance Charity (scascharity.org.uk)
If you are interested in being a Community First Responder you will need to be:
If you are interested in being a Community First Responder you will need to be:
The Patient Panel has been designed to increase the involvement of patients, as well as their families and carers, in improving and shaping the future of our services.
The panel is made up of patients, family members or carers of patients who have used SCAS services, as well as representatives from voluntary groups and partner organisations.
The Patient Panel Volunteers will have an opportunity to gain insight and have a say on service developments and improvements across 999 emergency services, Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) and NHS 111.
This volunteering opportunity is flexible meaning you can get involved in a way that suits you.
You will be asked to attend meetings, either in person or online, to discuss issues, as well as share views on specific areas of interest, including the design, development and delivery of Trust services through focus groups or via surveys and other online feedback
To join us as a Patient Panel Volunteer you need to be over the age of 16 years old (for some roles their is a minimum age of 18 years), live in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and able to listen and discuss different perspectives with others in a constructive way.
The Patient Panel will have a dedicated Patient Voice Panel Lead to provide ongoing support to the panel and its members. You will receive an appropriate level of support, training and education so you are able to effectively contribute towards Trust projects and workstreams.
Volunteers may be used in a variety of ways in SCAS, but the following are the most frequent volunteering opportunities available.
The purpose of this document is to set out the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) policy for including volunteers in its work and to set out the general principles and guidelines for volunteering, to ensure consistent standards and good practice.
Could you, or someone you know, help us?
Do you like driving? Do you like meeting new people? Do you have some time to spare? Are you based in Hampshire?
If so, have you considered becoming a Patient Transport Volunteer with South Central Ambulance Service
Our Patient Transport Service helps hundreds of people access hospital services every day of the year.
We are assisted by a dedicated professional band of Patient Transport Volunteers, who provide transport using their own cars, for patients who experience difficulties travelling to their non emergency but essential hospital appointments.
Our volunteers come from many different backgrounds but all have a common bond in wanting to give something back to their communities! No previous experience is required just a friendly caring attitude and some spare time. We offer complete flexibility so you can volunteer as little or as much as you like, whilst fitting in with other commitments.
In recognition to your contribution we offer you
In order to become a Patient Transport Volunteer we require you to have the following:
As part of the Application process you will be invited to attend:
If you have any further questions please email volunteering@sca-charity.org.uk
