Severn freewheelers are a group of advanced motorcyclists providing a free out-of-hours courier service for hospitals in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, North Wiltshire and Herefordshire. We carry anything from blood to X-rays and patient notes between hospitals in the area. Our hours are from 7pm in the evening to 7am the following day and all day at weekends.
All riders are volunteers and must have an advanced riding qualification
(Rospa or IAM) with a yearly check-ride. All receive extra training in emergency
response riding and go thorough a first aid course. In short, a professional
team delivering a professional service, FREE to the NHS at the point of
use.
Each "shift" consists of two people, a rider and a dispatcher. The dispatcher fields calls from the hospitals and plans the route for the evening based on the calls received. Emergency calls are obviously dealt with first and for these we use blue lights.
Severn freewheelers are a charity organisation and we are always looking for help. If you feel that you would like to volunteer to either ride, dispatch or provide help with fundraising then please see our volunteering page for more details.