St John Ambulance Cymru (previously known as St John Cymru-Wales,
officially known as The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem) is a
charity (registered in England and Wales) dedicated to the teaching and practice of
first aid
First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery. It includes initial in ...
.
It is part of the
Order of Saint John.
History
The medieval Order of St John is the original inspiration of the modern Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. As part of its charitable work, the order founded three separate charities in the nineteenth century. One was an eye hospital in Jerusalem. The other two were the St John Ambulance Association (1877) and the St John Ambulance Brigade (1887) providing, respectively, first aid and nursing training, and first aid and nursing work by trained volunteers. The two organisations merged around a hundred years later into the single
St John Ambulance organisation.
In 1907, King Edward VII, as Sovereign Head of the order, authorised the foundation of different 'priories' of the order for different nations.
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history page here
of the SJA Wales website. The first to be founded was the Priory of Wales (1918), which in turn led to St John Ambulance in Wales becoming a separate organisation and charity from the English parent body.
On 2 April 2020, St John Cymru-Wales was rebranded to St John Ambulance Cymru.
First aid cover at events
St John Ambulance Cymru provides first aid cover at thousands of events every year. This service is provided free to patients at the point of delivery, although a charge may be made to the event organiser for provision of the service at their event.
In addition to providing volunteer first aiders for events, where necessary the organisation can provide paramedics, doctors, nurses and cycle responders, as well as mobile treatment centres, ambulances and other medical provisions.
The organisation covers many major events across Wales including the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Eur ...
,
IAAF
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Cardiff World Half Marathon,
Principality Stadium
The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...
events,
Liberty Stadium
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events,
Ironman Wales as well as smaller and charitable events such as fetes and local fairs.
Structure
St John Ambulance Cymru is organised into seven county regions:
* Cardiff and Vale
* Dyfed
* Gwent
* Mid Glamorgan
* North Wales
* Powys
* West Glamorgan
Each county region is further sub-divided into operational divisions.
See also
*
St John Ambulance Ranks and Insignia
*
Service Medal of the Order of St John
The Service Medal of the Order of St John is awarded to recognise both conspicuous and long service with the Venerable Order of St John, particularly in St John Ambulance, both in the United Kingdom and in a number of other Commonwealth countr ...
References
External links
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
Ambulance services in Wales
Charities based in Wales
Youth organisations based in Wales