EMICS Stories

6 stories in this category

23/05/2026

Securing the Frontline: EMICS Awarded £20,000 Grant by Severn Trent Community Fund

East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) is delighted to announce a landmark £20,000 grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund. This significant funding will be used to secure the charity’s core operational infrastructure, ensuring our volunteer Doctors and Paramedics remain fully supported to deliver advanced pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM) across the region. To celebrate the…

A mother shares her story on BBC Radio Leicester about EMICS volunteer doctor after tragic accident

EMICS Stories

17/10/2024

A mother shares her story on BBC Radio Leicester about EMICS volunteer doctor after tragic accident

The story shared in this interview with BBC Leicester Breakfast Show revolves around the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) and the impactful role it plays in providing emergency medical assistance. Timestamp: 1.12 – 1.20. Mandy, a mother, recounts a tragic event that took place nearly two years ago when her daughter Amy was involved…

A family shares their gratitude for the warmth and professionalism of our EMICS

EMICS Stories

13/03/2024

A family shares their gratitude for the warmth and professionalism of our EMICS

A heartfelt thank you has reached us from a daughter who lost her father to a major heart attack. Despite the outcome, she found solace in the incredible support from our EMICS doctor and the paramedics. ‘The Doctor and paramedics were incredible that day, particularly by making the terrible news slightly easier to understand,’ she…

A Mother’s Gratitude: A Different Perspective on EMICS

EMICS Stories

21/02/2024

A Mother’s Gratitude: A Different Perspective on EMICS

In the face of unimaginable loss, the value of time becomes immeasurable. We recently received a heartrending message from a mother who lost her daughter in a tragic road traffic collision. Her words shine a light on a unique aspect of the care provided by EMICS doctors. ‘We miss our daughter terribly but will be…

A Weekend of Critical Interventions: EMICS Doctors’ Rapid Response in Leicester

EMICS Stories

14/02/2024

A Weekend of Critical Interventions: EMICS Doctors’ Rapid Response in Leicester

This past weekend, the East Midlands witnessed the valor and unwavering dedication of our EMICS doctors, who were instrumental in providing life-saving care in two harrowing incidents in Leicester. On Friday evening, the swift action of two EMICS doctors was pivotal in the aftermath of a stabbing in Leicester. They were first to arrive at…

EMICS Stories

22/01/2024

Thank you, EMICS for doing what you do

“A few weeks ago I was in the Adult Intensive Care Unit, pacing the floor, waiting to find out if my husband was going to live or die after witnessing a serious incident which nearly took his life; he was close to death in my arms. But he lived and has made an impressive 100%…