That this House welcomes the Queen’s Jubilee Medal which will honour those serving in the UK’s armed forces and emergency services who risk their lives in support of the public; but asks the Government to consider extendingthe award of the Queen’s JubileeMedal to volunteer organisations such as St John Cymru Wales in order to recognise the over 18,000 people they train in first aid who offer life-saving skills as community first responders in assisting the emergency services.
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8 responses to Queen’s Jubilee Medal And St John Ambulance
DJM for St John
All power to those behind the EDM to get Diamond Jubilee Medal for St John Ambulance members.
This is a problem down here in Dorset as well as Wales, where we regularly work alongside our friends from South Western Ambulance Service, facing similar challenges, the SWAS guys getting the Medal and the “Johnnies” not.
This cannot be right and we don’t get paid either!
There is an e-petition available to sign on this subject entitled “Diamond Jubilee Medal for Voluntary Aid Societies”.
Queen’s Jubilee Medal And St John Ambulance
Further to my earlier comment, the eligibility criteria as announced by Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt S-o-S DCMS for Emergency Services…personnel in paid, retained or voluntary capacity who face the prospect of dealing with emergencies as part of their conditions of service.
Effectively St John, the Red Cross and St Andrew’s are the voluntary auxiliary to the Statutory Ambulance Services in a similar way to the Special Constabulary and the Retained Fire Service.
In his statement, Mr Hunt also stated that he wanted to “…recognize those who show the best of British spirit in service to their communities and who dedicate their lives to the public good”. Well, that is what volunteers generally do, so please, with respect to Her Majesty and to your Office Mr Hunt, reconsider your decision and allow the members of St John, Red Cross and St Andrew to proudly wear Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
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St.John Ambulance perasonnel each year deal with thousands of casualties
at Public events. Whilst many of the injuries dealt with are non life
threatening, some definately are. I refer to Cardiac Arrest, Head injury,
falls from horses,motorcycles etc.causing severe trauma injuries. These
in every way ‘Emergencies’. The intial treatment from SJA members often
results in the saving of a life through early intervention, long before
the arrival of a Ambulance from the Statutory Local service.
We,along with the British Red Cross, and St.Andrews Ambulance Service,
all of course unpaid, dedicated volunteers should be considered for this
award.
Queen’s Jubilee Medal And St John Ambulance
You’re quite right Michael, my apologies for not including the Red Cross and St Andrews.
Someone has to deal with the emergencies as they happen, so surely the men and women of St John, Red Cross and St Andrew are, by definition, Emergency Services personnel and as Her Majesty is Sovereign Head of the Order of St John and holds prominent position with the other organizations, I fail to see how the Medal is in any way devalued by it’s award to members who have given sterling service to their communities and the country.
Queen’s Jubilee Medal And St John Ambulance
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This medal should not be awarded to members of the voluntary aid societies but only to the men and women of the statatory services as per current eligibility criteria. The members of the v.a.s. do make a contribution to society but no way near the level of skill and responsibility of the statatory services or level of danger.
I feel that if the same medal is awarded to a 22yr old first aid volunteer who has given his time for free at a pop concert that is awarded to a man or women who has given five years service and has faced enemy action in afganistan or fighting fires or dealing with rioters or prisoners or dealing with death and destruction on a daily basis is insulting and devalues the meaning of the reward. Indeed award the v.a.s.members with a seperate civil award that they deserve, maybe their respective organisations should do this.
To me the volunteer bit of eligbility criteria is ther for the special constabulary and r.n.l.i.
Queen’s Jubilee Medal And St John Ambulance
Darren, I’ll give you the comment regarding our superb Armed Forces but we in St John as well no doubt our friends in the Red Cross and St Andrew’s regularly work alongside the Statutory Services facing similar situations.I have been punched, spat at and sworn at just the same and without getting paid for the “pleasure”.
It's Over Now
Well my friends, we the true Volunteers have again missed out as we are not seen to be worthy of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal.
We know that with out us our communities and counties would be stuck without us, it is a shame that the powers that be dont agree.
So we should now but it to bed and get on with what we do so well.
Spot on Jeff.
Perhaps ALL voluntary organisations should now be lobbying the Government to get an award for voluntary workers who have given sterling service to their communities -- a medal or other form of recognition, RECIPIENT’S CHOICE -- automatically awarded for,say 10 years service with a registered charity.
This would be in addition to individual organisations’ internal awards systems as a gesture of thanks from a nation that is increasingly reliant on the efforts of UNPAID VOLUNTEERS.
How many BILLIONS of pounds are saved by the Exchequer through their selfless and dedicated service?
Surely a medal or other form of reward would not be out of place.
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