Emergency Response Voluntary Service
Severn Freewheelers is a group of advanced
motorcyclists providing a free out-of-hours courier service for
hospitals in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, North Wiltshire and
Herefordshire. We carry whole blood, pathology samples,
patient scans / x-rays, human milk - in fact any medical essentials
between hospitals in the area. Our hours are from 7pm in the
evening to 7am the following day, and 24 hours at weekends and
public holidays.
All riders are volunteers and hold a current advanced riding
qualification (RoSPA or IAM) with a yearly check-ride. All
receive extra training in emergency response riding and the
transport of goods under UN3733. In short, a professional
team delivering a professional service, FREE to the NHS at the
point of use.
Each "shift" consists of five people, a dispatcher and four
riders, one in each area. The dispatcher fields calls from the
hospitals and plans the route for the evening based on the calls
received. Emergency calls are obviously dealt with first and
for these we use blue lights. In addition, we run a 4x4 to
supply on-board blood products to the Midlands Air Ambulance based
at Strensham on the M5.
Severn Freewheelers is a charity organisation (Charity No:
1120999) and we are always looking for help. If you feel that you
would like to volunteer to either ride, dispatch or help with
fundraising then please see our volunteering page for more
details.
Severn Freewheelers is a founding member of NABB.
Severn Freewheelers organise the U.K.'s largest fund raiser for
Blood Bikes - Prescott Bike
Festival Great day out and lots to see and do. Please support
us by joing us at our next fund raiser in 2023
