Mark the Medic

About Mark

At the age of 10, I joined St. John Ambulance and became hooked on pre-hospital care and teaching. This enthusiasm has never left me. From college, I worked and completed my training in Pre Hospital Care / Operating Department Practice through Thames Valley University and graduated in 1999. Following this, I completed various clinical, training and assessing qualifications. I am also a qualified internal quality assurer (IQA)

In 2023 I was admitted a Fellow of The Association of Higher Education Professionals, 2009  Fellow of The Royal Society for Public Health and in 2008 a Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. I am a member of the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

I am a registered trainer/assessor with the Society for Education and Training.

April 2000 I formed ABC Medical Services (Reading) Ltd. ABC Medical has been a huge success story for me and we now run regular training courses at our medical training Centre based at Reading University. We also provide on-site training courses and ambulance services to local authorities, public and private sector companies throughout the country.

Now that the company is established and working well I am in a position to offer freelance services.

I am also The Deputy Lead Governor & Operational Responder for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. More information about my Governor role can be found on the link below.

Deputy Lead Governor SCAS NHS Trust

My Qualifications and Registrations include:

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training

• QUALSAFE Internal Quality Assurer Certificate

• C&G Operating Department Practice

• Resuscitation Council UK, BLS Instructor

• Immediate Life Support Level 3

• QUALSAFE approved Trainer, Assessor & IQA for QCF Level 2 & 3 Courses

• Qualifications Network approved Trainer, Assessor & IQA for QCF Level 2 & 3 Courses

• Care Certificate Assessor – NHS Health Education England

• Royal Life Saving Society UK Approved First Aid Trainer & Assessor

• Registered Tutor with The Society for Education and Training (ASET)

• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), Professional Trainer Crtificate.

• CIEH Registered Trainer (Trainer Number 027899)

• Anaphylaxis Trainer, The Anaphylaxis Campaign. Accredited by The Royal College of Nursing.

• Operational First Responder, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

• Honoured as a Fellow of The Association of Higher Education Professionals December 2023

• Elected Fellow of The Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH) April 2009

• Elected Fellow of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA) October 2008.

• Member of The Institute of Directors

• Member of The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

• Member of The Institute of Leadership and Management

• Medical Gasses (Sough Central Ambulance Service)

• AED (South Central Ambulance Service)

• Member of The Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel

• Associate Member of The College of Paramedics

• Full Enhanced DBS (Registered with online update service)

• PMVA, Handcuff, LOA Trained through West London NHS Trust

• Full Member of The Prison Officers Association UK