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In 2008, as part of their 60th anniversary celebration Land Rover donated 60 Freelander vehicles to the British Red Cross for use in the UK and around the world. [ citation needed] Refugee support services [ edit ]

Washing and cleaning (outside only) ambulances, rapid response cars, patient transport vehicles (cars & ambulances), emergency response units, vans and 4x4 ambulancesBetween 1948 and 1967, the British Red Cross and the St Andrew's Ambulance Association jointly operated the Scottish Ambulance Service, under contract to the National Health Service. NHS Scotland took over full responsibility for the service in 1974. Survivor Reception Centre". Wiltshire.police.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 . Retrieved 25 July 2011. Medical Museums". medicalmuseums.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 26 August 2016. First World War [ edit ] Give generously to the British Red Cross, [between 1914 and 1918], Archives of Ontario poster collection (I0016189) The immediate priorities for the British Red Cross following the war, were the huge number of displaced civilians caused by forced migration during the war. The Red Cross provided much relief for these people, including basic supplies, and helping to reunite people through the Messaging and Tracing Service. This work led to the provisions in the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention to protect civilians caught up in war.

The British Red Cross provides a wide range of services to assist the emergency services and statutory authorities, ranging from first aid support and distribution of aid during a crisis to managing a disaster appeal scheme and providing telephone support lines in its aftermath. Alexander, Ella (6 November 2014). "Ann Widdecombe criticises British Red Cross for firing volunteer for anti-gay marriage view: 'What happened to freedom of expression?' ". The Independent . Retrieved 8 September 2020. As the largest charity of its type, it is also part of the UK Disasters Emergency Committee, which is a group of large charities who fund raise for major disasters, such as the Boxing day tsunami Health and care abroad [ edit ] Our Trustees". www.redcross.org.uk. British Red Cross. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018 . Retrieved 20 December 2022. The emergency response service has been present at most types of major emergency such as the London bombings, Manchester Arena bombing, Grenfell Tower fire, rail crashes, other fires, and floods. The British Red Cross operate this service throughout its territory, available 24 hours a day but, contrary to popular belief, does not send its volunteers abroad, as overseas disasters will be dealt with by the society in the country affected.

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Citizenship and PSHE lesson plans, activities and ideas for teachers". redcross.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 . Retrieved 6 December 2007. After the declaration of war in 1939, the British Red Cross once again joined with St John to form the Joint War Organisation, again affording the St John volunteers protection under the Red Cross emblem. H., Skeet, Muriel (1977). Manual for disaster relief work. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-01493-0. OCLC 611412044. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)

royal charter of the British Red Cross. Article 3" (PDF). British Red Cross. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2009. The British Red Cross, in some areas, provides short-term care and support for people recently returned from hospital, or recently having suffered an injury that otherwise would result in a hospital or care facility admission. Volunteers enter peoples' homes and help them with the every day tasks which would otherwise be impossible or pose difficulty for them, such as shopping and getting prescriptions, helping them maintain their independence and dignity, while preparing them for living independently and offering companionship. The Joint War Organisation also aided assistance at the front line, supplying the first motorised ambulances to the battlefields, which were significantly more efficient than the horse-drawn ambulances they replaced. The Red Cross also arranged parcels for prisoners of war, following the provisions of the third Geneva convention in 1929, which laid out strict rules for the treatment of PoWs. The Joint War Organisation sent standard food parcels, invalid food parcels, medical supplies, educational books and recreational materials to prisoners of war worldwide. During the conflict, over 20 million standard food parcels were sent.

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In October 2019, the British Red Cross announced to volunteers that it would cease providing Event First Aid services on 31 March 2020. [11] Its Ambulance Support services continue. The training is of a sufficiently high standard, that in many areas, along with the other main medical service provider, St John Ambulance, British Red Cross ambulance crews work on behalf of the NHS ambulance services during particularly busy times or whenever requested, responding to 999 calls from members of the public. Scotland's dogs of war to be commemorated with a pink granite statue on Angus beach". Daily Record (Scotland). Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017 . Retrieved 6 May 2017. The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more than 17,200 volunteers and 3,400 staff. [4] [5] At the heart of their work is providing help to people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. The Red Cross is committed to helping people without discrimination, regardless of their ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs or religion. [6] Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of the society until her death on 8 September 2022. First aid and ambulance provision [ edit ] Event First Aid (EFA) [ edit ] A First Aid Treatment Unit (FATU) Ford Transit, that was used by the Event First Aid Team in England.

a b c d e "Charity Overview: The British Red Cross Society". Charity Commission for England and Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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Notably, all services of the British Red Cross can be utilised for the emergency response service, as the situation demands. For example, the therapeutic care service can provide support at a rest centre for survivors, while Ambulances can assist the NHS in caring for the injured. The British Red Cross works closely with other Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to improve the health and care situation of vulnerable communities abroad.