St John Ambulance Cymru

St John Ambulance Cymru is the first aid charity for Wales. Established in 1918, our mission is to save lives and enhance the health and wellbeing of Welsh communities. Supported by nearly 2,600 volunteers, we deliver frontline services and vital support to our emergency services when they need us most.

Our services across Wales include:  

First aid and health and safety training:

We deliver over 30 different first aid courses, including Mental Health First Aid plus many more subjects in other specialised fields. Our Workplace Training Team trained more than 8,000 delegates in 2023, while our Community Trainers shared invaluable skills in schools and community groups with 13,923 people across the country. 

Patient Transport:

We made 24,188 hospital transport patient journeys in 2023 covering 785,178 miles and our Falls Assistants helped more than 12,000 people who had fallen and needed help. 

First Aid and Emergency Response:

We provided first aid cover for more than 1,400 large and community-led events in 2023. We also support wider resilience across Wales, including extreme weather deployments and supporting in rest centres during major Incidents. In 2023 our volunteers gave 59,425 hours of their time to help keep the people of Wales safe. 

Children and Young People:

By the end of 2023 we had over 300 Badgers and 850 Cadets learning first aid and other invaluable life skills across 30+ Badger Setts and 80+ Cadet Divisions pan Wales. These awards reminded our young people how proud we are of their hard work. Our Badgers achieved over 300 awards Our Cadets achieved over 600 awards.