Elliott is an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner specialising in critical care in both HEMS and interhospital transfer & retrieval settings. Currently based in South Wales, he practices full time for EMRTS / Wales Air Ambulance. His professional interests include post-resuscitation care, trauma resuscitation and clinical education. He is affiliated with Swansea University as a visiting lecturer on the BSc Paramedic Science program. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar, piano and expanding / consuming his gin collection. Elliott is a full member of the College of Paramedics and holds Advanced Practitioner Membership of the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh).
Find Elliott on Twitter: elliott_rees. On Instagram: elliott_rees. On LinkedIn: Elliott Rees
Dwain Longley
Dwain Longley is a published author (Standby CPD), Town Councillor and PhD student (Open University), and serving member of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. His primary role is as an Area Operations Manager (Paramedic), with a specialist interest in major incident management, Incident Command and Specialist Operations. He is also an associate educator and has been delivering courses related to resilience, command, and speciality command to a variety of commanders within his Trust since October 2019 including leading on the development of the Specialist Operations Response Team (SORT) training. He has been a registered paramedic since 2010 and continues to practice as a clinician. He has been involved in several different leadership roles within the Trust since 2013 at an operational and tactical level. He operates as one of the Trust’s tactical commanders and has attended a number of large scale and complex incidents during his time as a commander. A St. John Ambulance volunteer since 2003 when he joined as a cadet, he has previously held several senior leadership positions and is currently the North East Regional President alongside volunteering as an event paramedic at his local unit. 
Find Dwain on Twitter : @dwain_longley. On LinkedIn: Dwain Longley OStJ




Sarah Todd
Sarah started her career in paramedicine 30 years ago and has worked as a paramedic in the ambulance service, Primary Care (GP surgery and Minor Injury Unit), Higher Education ( Senior Lecturer, Associate Head of Department and Inclusivity Lead for the School of Health and Social Wellbeing) and now works for the College of Paramedics and Health Education England leading the diversity, equity and belonging agenda nationally and regionally in the South West where she is based, across both her roles. Sarah has a passion for eradicating social injustice and for supporting those in the profession to feel that they belong, whatever their background and life experiences. Find Sarah on Twitter: SarahToddPara 




Dr Vince Clarke
Vince is Programme Lead for the BSc(Hons) in Paramedic Science at the University of Hertfordshire.  
Vince is Trustee for Education for the College of Paramedics having previously held the position of Head of Endorsements. He maintains clinical currency and works for the London Ambulance Service as a Bank Paramedic.  
Vince’s Professional Doctorate in Education focused on the theory-practice relationship in paramedic undergraduate education. This work informed the development of university accredited ambulance service paramedic Practice Educator courses and forms the basis for the College of Paramedics’ approach to practice-based learning with Vince having edited the College publication ‘Paramedic Practice-based learning: A Handbook for Practice Educators and Facilitators’. Find Vince on Twitter @ParamedicVince 



Chris Hastings
I joined the Scottish Ambulance service in 2002 as an Ambulance Care Assistant. I trained to become a paramedic and worked as a Frontline Paramedic in Glasgow. I joined the HART team in the West of Scotland and further developed my skills and became an in-house instructor which got my interest into Education. I became a Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University for four years  teaching at the Ambulance Academy before leaving in 2018 to pursue remote medicine which I did for a year. Prior to joining the Team at SHU I was also working as a Forensic Paramedic.




Richard Corrall
Richard is Head of Clinical Practice (Mental Health) for West Midlands Ambulance Service and Chair of the AACE National Ambulance Mental Health Group. A paramedic by background, Richard has worked as part of mental health street triage initiatives and obtained a Masters in Mental Health Practice. Richard has a passion for improving the ambulance response to mental health, through creating equity in the management of physical and mental health needs, advancing the ability of the ambulance sector to meet patient needs at the time and place of a crisis, and driving forwards developments in mental health education and guidelines to support ambulance staff in responding to patients with mental health needs.




Seb Valentine
Seb is a detective Sergeant with Surrey Police, working in their domestic abuse unit. His Policing career started in the Met Police where, after 2 years as a volunteer Police Officer or ‘Special’, he caught the Policing bug and joined ‘the job’ full time in 2011.  After serving in Hounslow CID and community safety unit he transferred to Surrey Police and choose to work in the safeguarding unit, training to be a specialist accredited child abuse investigator.  
The son of a GP (who was also an artist) and a music teacher, he was born and raised in Bristol where he enjoyed a house full of music. He attended King Edward’s School, Bath, where he joined the choir and sang many services in the awesome Bath Abbey. He also played the violin and was a member of multiple music groups including a medieval group where he played medieval fiddle and Psaltery (a medieval stringed instrument). He studied voice at the Royal College of Music between 2000 and 2005, gaining a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance. Seb then spent the next few years working for Opera companies all over the UK and touring the USA for 3 months with the Carl Rosa Opera Company. he hasn’t sung a wide range of roles from Pantomime and Gilbert and Sullivan to Mozart and Verdi. 
Seb formed the Blue Light Symphony Orchestra in 2015 as the only orchestra in the UK for employees and volunteers from all UK emergency services. A registered charity, The BLSO aims to improve the wellbeing of emergency workers through music, through our orchestral workshops and by making music therapy available to treat stress, anxiety and trauma related mental health problems. 



Simon Robinson
Si works as a Paramedic Practitioner for Ringmead Medical Practice in Berkshire. His main interests are: paediatrics, bioethics and child health, working towards a PhD at the University of Hertfordshire that explores the decision-making relationships of paramedics on ambulances and families of acutely unwell children, and is a member of the College of Paramedics Public Health Specialist Interest Group; MSK medicine, having attained the DipMSK Med and resides as a Diplomate member of the  Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine; and cancer care, adhering to the Macmillan competency framework for Allied Health Professionals and continues to collaborate with colleagues from Thames Valley Cancer Alliance, Wessex Cancer Alliance, and Frimley Park Hospital in improving cancer services.  
Outside of Paramedic Practice, he continues to be a musician. Initially a classically trained trumpet player, achieving the DipABRSM, he went on to study jazz and popular music at the University of Southampton, winning the Peter Evans Prize for outstanding performance. Having studied a Masters in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music, Si went on to develop music and wellbeing programmes at hospitals and care homes, and worked predominantly as a session musician for various artists, theatres and studios. He is a keen advocate on the positive impact music has on everyone’s mental health and wellbeing and his most recent position as a trustee of the Blue Light Symphony Orchestra reflects these goals.
His published works are available at: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2780-2834



Aman Sharma
Aman is a first year MSc pre-registration paramedic student with his first undergraduate degree being in Public Health Nutrition. Following volunteering with local Covid vaccination centres and requiring assistance from paramedics himself, subsequently this exposure inspired him to pursue a career as a paramedic. Aman has previously worked as an Intelligence Officer within the Civil Service, within this role he participated in race, equality and diversity education. Aman has a passion for combating injustice of any kind and wants to offer his support on this matter. 




Dr Sue Morgan
Dr Sue Morgan has been working in Palliative Medicine since 1999 and is currently a Consultant in Palliative Medicine supporting Specialist Community and Hospital settings, as well as a Clinical Advisor for End of Life Care, leading Quality and Safety Priority.





Sian Davies-Kumar
Sian began her career in the ambulance service in 2019, following a career in the Prison Service.  Sian was selected as one of the UK’s first rotational palliative care paramedics in November 2021 following a competitive and tough selection process. Sian has a diploma in paramedic science and has recently completed the European certificate in end-of-life care.  She is also studying for a Masters in Palliative Medicine at Cardiff University. Sian is passionate about conveying the knowledge and skills that she has developed as Palliative Care Paramedic, to her colleagues and students within the workplace. When Sian isn’t in work, she’s a Mum to two daughters aged 5 and 7 and thrives on the challenge of juggling motherhood, studying and work. 





Emma Geis
Emma Geis is the award lead for the MSci Paramedic course at Keele University. Emma’s background is a London based front line paramedic, she then developed into being a training officer for the London ambulance service and has since completed her PGCE, post grad certificate in mental health and MSc in Medical education. Due to her passion of wellbeing Emma now works as the co-academic lead for the college of Paramedics mental health future workforce project.





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