CNC and Joint Response Unit celebrate three-year milestone
Last month marked three years of collaborative working between the Joint Response Unit and CNC officers at Dungeness.
A paramedic and a CNC officer from the Joint Response Unit.
The Joint Response Unit is an initiative set up by South-East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Police, where a patrol consisting of one Kent police officer and one paramedic attend incidents involving major trauma or life-threatening injuries. The CNC joined the initiative in 2021, with an officer from Dungeness joining to make it a three-person patrol, and since then our officers have completed 100 shifts with the team.聽聽
The CNC officers and police medics have gained a huge amount of experience through the collaboration work, which has seen them attend a variety of calls, including the delivery of a baby!
Sgt Chris Abbott, Operational Support Sergeant at Dungeness, said: 鈥淚 am immensely proud of the collaboration work and the support that has been shown to our officers. Reaching both milestones is a great achievement and one that everyone involved should be equally proud of, especially given the challenges of COVID that we all faced during the early stages.鈥�
Ch Supt Graham Bell, Divisional Commander, said: 鈥淲e work closely with Kent Police and the South-East Coast Ambulance Service. This initiative provides outstanding professional development for CNC officers, whilst also supporting the local community.鈥�