st john wales annual review 2014/15

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Annual Review

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02 ST JOHN WALES / / ANNUAL REVIEW 2014

It gives me a great deal of pride to leadthe organisation as chairman of theboard of trustees, and I never cease tobe amazed by the unyieldingcommitment shown by our volunteers.

Everyone who received treatment from a StJohn Wales volunteer was sure that theywere getting the best treatment from ahighly-trained expert, who was there to dotheir bit.

It’s that commitment that we recognise inthis annual review. People of all ages willingto share their time and talents to providesupport for the good of the wholecommunity.

I salute them for what they do – and I amhonoured to be involved in an organisationthat puts people at the forefront of all itsefforts.

02 / Message from the Prior

03 / Message from the Chief Executive

04 / Leo thanks his super mum

05 / Young volunteershonoured atannual awards

06 / Supporting the NHS

07 / Sam’s Smart addition

08 / Cycle responders

09 / Schools training

10 / Our volunteers

12 / Fundraising events

13 / Organ donors

14 / Swansea Help Point

16 / Royal honours

17 / International trips

18 / #itcanhappenanywhere

19 / Financial report

Contents

Message from the Prior

Dan Clayton-Jones, OBE, KStJ, TD, DL Prior for Wales


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Message fromthe ChiefExecutive

It’s been another busy year foreveryone involved with St JohnCymru-Wales, with volunteerscompleting an incredible 210,000hours of voluntary service, worthalmost £1.4m if paid at the minimumwage.

We trained nearly 25,000 people in theworkplace, at schools and in the localcommunity. And more than 3,000 youngpeople took part in our youth activities aspart of our Badger, Cadet and youngadult groups.

Throughout this annual review you willsee stories that illustrate how our workmade a difference to many people at atime of need.

This shows that you can never be surewhen you’ll be called on to step up to themark – which is why we’re urging peopleto be prepared with our #ItCanHappencampaign, asking them to think abouthow they would react in an emergency. Ifmore people invest just a little time inlearning lifesaving skills, it could make amassive difference.

Keith Dunn OBE, KStJ, Chief Executive



A youngster from Cardiff hada special reason to thank hismum on Mother’s Day, aftershe used her first aidtraining to save his life.

Leo thankshis supermum

Leo Davies was saved bymum Carla, who’d beentrained in first aid by StJohn Wales and knewexactly what to do.

“We were at a birthdayparty in a pizza restaurantand the kids were eatingdessert, when I noticedLeo was trying to get myattention. He was goingred in the face andstruggling to breathe.When I asked him if hewas choking he nodded

and I could see the panicin his eyes,” Carla said.

“I ran around the tableand gave him a few reallyhard back blows. Somesweets came flying out ofhis mouth but he stillcouldn’t breathe. Theother kids were starting topanic and I quickly liftedLeo off his chair, stood himon the floor and gave himan abdominal thrust, andthe remaining sweet cameflying out.

“Both Leo and I were reallyshaken up after theincident. But I was glad Ihad been able to stay calmin the moment and deliverthe first aid skills I’d beenshown.”

Leo said: “It was reallyscary but my mum wasbrilliant and I’m so gladshe was there.”

We trained 24,274 people during 2014


St John Wales’ annualYouth Awards honouredthe hard work andcommitment of ouryoung volunteers.


Isobel Hill fromGriffithstown was namedBadger of the Year at theevent after she revealedhow she’d used her firstaid skills on numerousoccasions, includingtreating a friend whofainted in the toilet atschool, and treating hermum when she scaldedherself with a boiling cupof tea.

Isobel was one of threeyoung volunteers fromsouth east Wales whowere awarded for thework they do with us,following a weekend offirst aid competitions andinterviews.

India Harrison was namedCadet of the Year andHywel Davies was

named Young Adult of theYear, for their hard workand commitment to thecharity.

Isobel, India and Hywelrepresented St John Wales’3,000 youth membersduring 2014.

Did you know? More than 50%of our volunteersare under 18

Young volunteershonoured at annualawards


Our Patient Transport Serviceinvested £160,000 in threenew ambulances in May, tosupport the WelshAmbulance Service NHS Trustand Local Health Boards during busy periods.

The three new hybrid design multipurpose vehicles enable St JohnWales to respond to day-to-day non-emergency patient transport,high dependency transfers and to carry out emergency responses.

James Shaughnessy, Director of Operations, said: “These newvehicles make us more effective and efficient at responding to thespecific needs of the community, Local Health Boards andsupporting the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.”


Our ambulances travelledmore than 750,000 miles in2014, that’s further than to themoon and back.

Supportingthe NHS

Deputy Minister for Health Vaughan Gething AMmet staff during a visit to PTS in Cardiff


Donated by Mercedes-Benz and Smart of Cardiff and Newport, the Smart car isbeing used at major events across Wales to promote our vital work.

Sam received the car from Nick Payne, Dealer Principal of Mercedes and presented itto the Prior for Wales, Dan Clayton Jones, the Cadet of the Year, India Harrison, andIsobel Hill, Badger of the Year.

WALES captain Sam Warburton received the new addition tothe St John fleet at a special presentation outside theMillennium Stadium in October.


Sam’s Smartaddition

A special thank you also goes out to our other corporate supporters BT Cardiff,Univar Cardiff, Ikea Cardiff, Clarity Copiers and our partners in the WelshAmbulance Service NHS Trust, Local Health Boards and Police forces.



Office worker owes hislife to Cycle Responder

Tim believes he wouldn’thave lived if James hadn’treached him so fast whenhe collapsed at his desk atthe BT offices in July.When James arrived at hisside, the father of threewas unconscious with nopulse.

James got an office firstaider to carry out CPRwhile he set up adefibrillator to re-startTim’s heart.

Tim said: “I don’tremember anything aboutthat day but I would like tosay thank you. I’mincredibly grateful. I waslucky to be helped so fast.”

Tim, from Newport, spentthree months in hospitalafter the heart attack andhas now returned to work.

The St John Cycle ResponseUnit in Cardiff, which runsin conjunction with theWelsh Ambulance Service

NHS Trust, has 18 volunteer first aiders who cover thecity centre using speciallyadapted bikes. “We canget to people much fasterthan vehicles, especially atbusy times,” said James.

#ItCanHappen AT WORK

Cardiff office worker Tim Ravenhill said a big thank you to CycleResponder James Bishop after his life was saved by the firstaider following a massive heart attack. St John volunteer Jameswas just two minutes away by bike when he got the call.



Passing on skills tothe next generation

Last October, the schemewas launched atPhillipstown Primary Schoolin Tredegar, where PCSOsMatthew Barrett and LesleyMcKean taught more than30 Year 5 pupils basic firstaid skills.

To support the initiative,Gwent Police trained morethan 200 PCSOs to deliverthe St John Wales packageto more than 200 primaryschools in Gwent.

Chief Constable of GwentPolice Jeff Farrar said: "I amdelighted to be workingwith St John Wales to helptrain young people in suchimportant life skills, and ifthis helps save one life itwill be a success.

Additionally it provides afantastic opportunity forofficers to engage withyoung people in ourschools."

During 2015 St John Waleswill be rolling out trainingto even more schools acrossWales in partnership withSouth Wales and Dyfed-Powys Police.

Pupils from Sketty PrimarySchool in Swansea visitedthe WRU’s Centre ofExcellence near Cardiff toget first aid training, and

help with the unveiling ofour new scheme supportedby the WRU.

The programme gives rugbyclubs across Wales thechance to pass on vitallifesaving skills toyoungsters after we madeour Young LifesaverScheme free to download.

Thousands of school pupils have been receiving vital lifesavingskills thanks to a partnership between Gwent Police and St John Cymru-Wales.

Our Young Lifesaver Scheme providesfree engaging teaching resources that fitfirst aid into the national curriculum.

Children from Sketty Primary School unveil the YoungLifesaver Course at the WRU Centre for Excellence


Whatever the weather, any timeof year – St John Wales volunteersare out there, ready at a moment’snotice to provide first aid towhoever might need it.

Be it at a garden fete with just a few hundredpeople, or a rugby international at theMillennium Stadium with close to 80,000 fansroaring on the teams – they are there to giveassistance to anyone who needs it.

They do a fabulous job, so it’s time to hail ourfantastic volunteers.

Treated9,217people in2014

More than4,200peoplevolunteeredwith St JohnWales in2014


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Throughout the course more than 100 St John Wales volunteers wereresponsible for keeping both visitors andathletes safe on the day.

Our super fundraisers also ran the raceto provide equipment and training forour dedicated volunteers around Wales.

Want to join our fundraisers at the Cardiff Half and events across Wales? Find out more at

www.stjohnwales.org.uk


Cardiff Half runnersstep up for St John

The iconic Cardiff Half Marathonboasts one of the most stunning 13.1 mile courses around.



St John Wales has worked with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) since 2012 torecognise the incredible gift that donors and families make by consenting to donateorgans to save the lives of others.

Given in the name of HM The Queen, 11 families from across Wales received aspecially-designed pin and citation.

Relatives of individuals who have saved lives through organdonation were honoured at a special awards ceremony inOctober.

Organ donors

The ceremony, held at the Millennium Stadium and sponsoredby the WRU, saw Wales captain Sam Warburton and Prior forWales, Dan Clayton Jones, present the awards.



The Swansea Help Point isa specialist mobile first aidcentre and was launchedin September. The HelpPoint is open everySaturday and Wednesday,and for special events suchas Freshers’ week.

It is manned by St JohnWales volunteers, inpartnership with StreetPastors and Police StudentVolunteers.

The venture is supportedby ABMU Health Boardand Swansea City Council.

Our volunteers have been playing a key role in a new servicewhich is cutting down pressures on health services.

Help on hand for city’s revellers

In 2014 our mobile first aid unitspreventedmore than 465ambulance call-outs by treatingpatients in town centres across Wales.



Volunteers were also outon the streets ofAberystwyth to help keepnew university studentssafe during Freshers’Week.

For the third year running,members of St John Walesassisted the Welsh

Ambulance Service NHSTrust NHS Trust by havingmembers out in the towncentre treating minorinjuries.

Local volunteer NathanHazlehurst said: “It is apleasure to be able tosupport WAST again this

year, and to ensure thatstudents feel safe when ona night out. We workclosely with the University,the Students’ Union andDyfed-Powys Police tomake sure that each nightgoes well”.

#ItCanHappen ON A NIGHT OUT



The Duchess of Gloucester officiallyopened the refurbished Barry IslandLifeguard station in June.

HRH, who is commandant-in-chief of St JohnWales, also presented commendations toexceptional young volunteers.

The lifeguard station on Whitmore Bayunderwent refurbishment after St John andWhitmore Bay Surf Lifesaving club volunteersraised more than £70,000 for the work needed. It is now used by volunteers and members of both clubs as they learn and enhance their surf lifesaving skills.

Marion Hook received theBritish Empire Medal (BEM)for her work with us.

The BEM was reintroduced in2012 and rewards those who’vegiven a sustained contribution totheir local community.

Marion joined St John Wales as acadet in 1963, when she was 13.She went on to hold variousvolunteer positions with thecharity, including cadet leaderand Pontllanfraith division leader.

Marion said:“Volunteering with StJohn is really rewardingand like being part of abig family. I’ve alwaysenjoyed helping in mylocal community andparticularly enjoyseeing the youngermembers learn skillsthat will help themthroughout their lives. I wouldrecommend anyone to volunteerwith St John Wales.”

Royal opening forBarry Lifeguard Station

Volunteer rewarded inBirthday Honours



The volunteers carried out first aid training for the residents, Czech volunteers, andlocal primary school children, and also helped on the organic farm.

In September, a group of 10 St John Wales volunteers, aged 18-25, travelled to the Czech Republic to carry out a two-weekvolunteering project on a family-run organic farm with residentswith special needs.

Volunteers Czech outa different world

“As well as enhancing theirfirst aid skills, the group hasachieved so much more.”said National Youth Development Officer Stacey Ainscow, who led the trip.



As you will have read, whenTim Ravenhill arrived at hisdesk at BT in Cardiff last July,he thought it was going tobe just a normal day at theoffice.

#ItCanHappen

He didn’t expect to need first aid, but#itcanhappen anywhere.

It did happenTim suddenly experienced a massiveheart attack and his heart stoppedbeating. His colleagues knew that gettingtreatment fast was going to be thedifference between life and death.

We were there Thankfully, St John Wales volunteerJames was on-call as a cycle firstresponder in the city centre.

He responded to the 999 call and wasable to get to Tim within two minutes.

James used his first aid training to set uphis portable defibrillator and keep Tim’sheart beating until the ambulancearrived.

You can read Tim’s full story on page 8.

You can help us to have a first aider on every street in Wales.

£120 Could provide training and equipment for a St John Wales volunteer

£60Will pay for an ambulance to travel more than 250 miles

£15 Can train a young parent in vital first aid skills

ANYWHERE



During 2014 86p of every £1 we spent went on our charitable activities. We arecontinuing to review our costs and implement a plan to ensure that St John Wales isstructured efficiently to meet the future needs of our volunteers and the communitiesthat we serve.

For a fuller picture of our finances please download our Annual Report at www.stjohnwales.org.uk

Our work is funded by a combination of donations and incomereceived from delivering our services. Our total income increasedfrom £5,514,361 in 2013 to £6,148,440 in 2014.

Financial report

Income summary Total 2014 £'000

Ambulance and transport services 2,463

Training and supplies 1,306

Donations 1,246

Local first aid provision and youth activities 927

Investment and property 206

Expenditure summary Total 2014 £'000

Ambulance and transport services 2,115

Local first aid provision and youth activities 2,103

Training and supplies 1,004

Generating funds and governance 845

Where the money comes from

£6.148m

What we spent

£6.067m40%Ambulanceand transportservices

3%Investmentand property

22% Training and supplies

20%Donations

15%Local first aidprovisionand youthactivities

86% Charitable activities

14% Cost of generatingfunds and governance


For further information visit www.stjohnwales.org.ukCall 0300 2011 999 or email [email protected]

@stjohnwales /stjohnwales

Registered charity number: 250523

The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. St John Cymru Wales, Priory House, Beignon Close,Ocean Way, Cardiff, CF24 5PB

With thanks to the Jane Hodge Foundation forsponsoring our annual review, report and accounts.


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