British Association for Immediate Care

For other uses, see Basics (disambiguation).
British Association for Immediate Care
Formation1977
Type
HeadquartersIpswich
Region
United Kingdom
Chairman
Paul Gates
Vice Chair
Andy Pountney
Websitewww.basics.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) is an organisation which has the stated aim to encourage and aid the formation and extension of immediate care schemes. The British Association for Immediate Care was founded as a charity in 1977 and combines bringing people together who have an interest in pre-hospital immediate care with supporting and promoting regional and local immediate care schemes across the UK.[1]

The organisation relies on volunteer medical professionals to provide healthcare assistance in support of the emergency services.[2][3] It is registered as a charity.[4]

  1. ^ "British Association for Immediate Care – British Association for Immediate Care". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  2. ^ "Introduction to BASICS". Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
  3. ^ "On the Scene". BBC News. 27 December 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
  4. ^ "British Association for Immediate Care Entry". UK Charity Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2018.