 volunteered with the Welsh Ambulance Service Wish service, picture with Lisa Harris, wife of Mark who nominated the service for best team Credit: Huw Evans 5 Members of the Welsh Ambulance Wish Service who make peoples' dreams happen Credit: Handout NOT only do these big-hearted paramedics and ambulance technicians save lives day in and day out, they also give up their free time to grant wishes for end-of-life patients. The wishes carried out by the amazing volunteers for the Welsh Ambulance 'Wish' Service include taking a patient for one last trip to the beach and another to a loved one's wedding. The initiative was launched in 2019 and so far, the 180 volunteers - who all work f){kind=link}
THEY say team work makes the dream work – and these terrific teams prove that’s absolutely true.
We were amazed at the incredible work carried out by not just one heroic healthcare worker, but whole groups who pull together to give their patients the very best care.
The finalists in the Best Team category for The Sun’s Who Cares Wins awards, sponsored by the National Lottery and in partnership with NHS Charities Together, are made of stern stuff.
They include a team of medics who saved a baby girl’s life when her heart failed, and then kept her alive for more than a year until she was able to have a heart transplant.
And a team of paramedics and ambulance technicians who selflessly give up their time to grant wishes for terminally ill patients.