BASICS and HEMS Doctor Response

A total of 19 doctors from HEMS London and BASICS London were deployed by air and land. The first reached the scene 3 to 4 minutes following activation. Within 30 minutes each incident had an operational Medical Incident Officer. Each doctor worked alongside a HEMS or LAS Paramedic.

With in two and half hours each scene was cleared of all live casualties.

Message from the Chairman of BASICS

'BASICS members played a vital role in this tragic series of incidents in London yesterday, Thursday the 7th July. Thank you to all those who took part and to those that offered mutual aid. This was a thoroughly professional response.’

Offical letter to All BASICS members involved in response

As Chairman of the British Association for Immediate Care and of BASICS (London) I would like to thank all of you for your help and assistance at the tragic events in London yesterday..........more

David Zideman

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Dr Simon Brown and Dr Ken Hines at London Ambulance Service HQ

Dr. Gareth Davies

Aldgate

MIO - Gareth Davies
Craig Cassidy
David Lockey
Peter Johnson
Beverley Watt
Fenella Wrigley

Kings Cross

MIO - Gareth Davies / Doctor - name withheld
Steve Bland
David Gaunt
Tony Kehoe
Alastair Mulcahy
Ann Weaver
Fenella Wrigley

Paddington

MIO - David Wise
Sabeena Qureshi

Tavistock Square North

MIO - Tim Harris
Ben Teasdale
Casualty Clearing Officer - Peter Holden ..........see his BBC News report here.

Tavistock Square South

MIO - Ian McGovern / Julian Redhead
John Black
Dan Ellis
Mary Heggarty
Kirsten Seipolt

Russell Square

MIO - Julian Redhead
Support doctors responding to London Ambulance Headquarters
Jonathan Glover
Fiona Jewkes
Susan Rothwell