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Former Dispatch Team Leader @EastEnglandAmb | EEAST CFR | National & Local Awards Winner 🏆 All opinions are mine 🏳️‍🌈

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Ben Leigh
3 years
Please don’t forget to have a read of my latest blog in @DailyMirror today! Together, we can make mental health better across the U.K. for emergency services staff! @MindCharity @EastEnglandAmb
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Personal: Today marks a year where I ended an incredibly abusive relationship. Today, I deleted his number and our messages because I recognise my self worth. I’m so pleased to be able to tell my story for thousands to hear. Lesson: Don’t choose chemistry over character ✌️
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It Rained, it Poured but we refused to let you go without a good send off. That wind wouldn’t stop me from holding that flag. Stand Down Luke 💚 I’ll never forget our friendship and our good times. We MUST talk if we are not okay. #NHS #Ambulance @mindbluelight
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1 year
FACT: A 999 call handler will ALWAYS ask for you to repeat the address. This is often where the abuse starts as the caller believes we haven’t listened. This is not True ❌ In a panic the address is often given incorrectly so #DontChooseToAbuse #HelpUsHelpYou
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4 years
Every time I ask an ambulance crew to attend a patient with ?COVID I’m asking them to put not only theirs but also their families lives at risk. What INCREDIBLE people they are. #Thankyou to every Paramedic, Technician, ECSW, CFR and all frontline staff. So lucky to work with you
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Today I was signed off as a competent dispatch team leader!! @EastEnglandAmb The best part is my TL mentor said I’m remarkable with the way I handle difficult situations with staff particularly with their Mental health and she could learn a lot from me 🥺 I’m so proud 💚
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After 2 weeks off for contracting #COVID alongside a chest infection, being bed bound for at least 7 days, I’m finally back at work! It certainly knocked me off my feet but massive thank you @AstraZeneca you probably just saved my life 💚 Let’s get dispatching ambulances!
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1 year
Dear Ambulance colleagues, We must NOT punish ourselves or be embarrassed if we cry. We cry to express how we are feeling. We laugh when we’re happy so what’s wrong with expressing you’re sad? The things we see & hear are tough and you’re only human💚 #BeKindToYourselves
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Any dispatchers WORST fear on shift is that emergency alarm that sounds when a crews life is in danger. During my recent weeks I’ve experienced this for the first time... It sends your heart racing for sure! It is NOT okay to assault our Ambulance staff. You WILL be prosecuted.
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2 years
To all blue light colleagues, The pressure at the moment is unreal. Feels worse than COVID. Im worried for all colleagues. But please, don’t be afraid to say you need to take time out. Because YOU matter most. You can’t help anyone, until you’ve helped you. #MentalHealth
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2 years
Auto reply on ✅ Deleted email app from my phone ✅ Checked in at Heathrow ✅ Breakfast ordered - Pending Holiday ready ✅😎
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Just a little reminder to all Ambulance crews out there… YOUR welfare matters! Never be afraid to say “no I can’t.” You can’t look after our patients until you’ve looked after yourself first. We need you to be at 100% to look after our patients safely, don’t forget that 💚
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2 years
@MindCharity @Ex_arv_sgt @InspGadgetBlogs @ChtyCommission Hi Jack, thanks for apologising but you need to apologise in a statement to the entire UK police force you’ve accused. Mistakes happen but it’s always possible to correct things properly. Own it, apologise and correct yourselves publicly on your socials. That’s the way forward
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4 years
Left speechless at the local garage whilst en route to start my night shift. A father told his children to stay away from me because I ‘probably have COVID’ Just because I’m in an ambulance uniform does NOT mean I have COVID. Please don’t create this image of our NHS to children!
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#HellomynameisBen I’m an Emergency call handler and Dispatcher for @EEAST_EOCs I’ve been struggling with my mental health since April 19. I’m now undergoing sessions with a psychiatrist thanks to @EastEnglandAmb . I’m running late for my GP review but #Itstimetotalk #Mysecretsout
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Ben Leigh
3 years
#HelloMyNameIsBen and after 16 months of weekly therapy with a mental health nurse, today I have been discharged 💚 It’s scary to think how low I was... What a long journey it’s been but I’m feeling SO PROUD! 🥳🥳 👏Therapy 👏 And 👏 Meds 👏 Get 👏 Results 👏 #MentalHealth
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3 years
The awkward moment when you say bye bye at the end of a broadcast instead of Echo Bravo out… praying that nobody heard 😅 #Nightshift problems! P.s. they all heard 😭😭
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Personal tweet: Meet Harry 🥰
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1 year
Absolutely thrilled that following an interview & assessment I’ve been made a substantive dispatch team leader for Bedford @EEAST_EOCs 😆😆 Somehow scoring 93% which I’m impressed with if I may say! 😱 Very excited to get back into the control room and with my team !! 🎉🎉
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Ben Leigh
2 years
The toughest thing I’ve had to deal with in my career to date… Dealing with those who target you or hate on you because you have ambitions, want to do well and love your job and see you as a threat even when you help them achieve their goals. Is this just me? 👀 #Jealousy
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Last night I was admitted to @HinchHospital I genuinely received 1st class treatment from the doctor in A&E. He even wheeled me to CT to get seen before handover to avoid delays. Blown away at his care. Now referred to an Neuro specialist. All within 3.5hrs. Thank you Hinch!
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Personal tweet: Happy birthday to the best boyfriend always supporting me though tough times 🥰
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Ben Leigh
5 years
Tonight marks my last ever Call Handling shift on Team 5. I’m sad but excited to start dispatching our @EastEnglandAmb crews full time! Thank you for the support I’ve had in my 2 years call handling, Both colleagues and friends! Here’s to the rest of my career in @EEAST_EOCs 🎉
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5 years
Just used @what3words For the first time whilst on a live 999 call for @EastEnglandAmb . Patient was in the middle of the field but the app worked a treat. I was able to find the exact location in the field. What an incredible life saving app! Have you got the app? Get it today!
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Hey #Bedfordshire This is the face that’s dispatching ambulances to your 999 calls this Friday night! Help me prioritise my ambulances for the sickest patients - only call 999 in an emergency! Out tonight? Drink responsibly, get a dirty kebab and sleep on your side! #Enjoy
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Ben Leigh
3 years
The most incredible thing about our ambulance services is that no matter what is going on in the background with staff in their personal lives, They still get out of bed every day to deliver the best possible care to patients calling 999. Simply mind blowing! 👏 👏 👏
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Ben Leigh
2 years
You’re a real shift worker if it’s 9am and the lunch has been eaten already right? 👀 What to have for lunch is the real question…. #ShiftWorkerProblems Tell my you’re a shift worker without telling me you’re a shift worker… 😂
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Ben Leigh
3 years
I’m truly lost for words ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much to my amazing colleagues who have supported me!! @EEAST_EOCs @EastEnglandAmb
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Moving onto the Young Achiever of the Year, sponsored by our platinum sponsor @telent_UK . The #ControlRoomAwards 2021 winner is @EEAST_BHawkins , of @NHSEastEngland , who’s made an incredible contribution to mental health support and other positive initiatives in his control room.
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Ben Leigh
2 years
On tonight’s shift a colleague walked up to me & said “I’ll never forget that it’s because of you that I had the confidence to come out as bisexual. I saw your post internally about being gay and it helped me so much” My heart melted 🥹 Being gay can be so tough. Even today…
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Ben Leigh
4 years
The Faces behind your 999 calls this evening! I’m on shift until 0200 with Ella one of our newer call handlers taking your emergency calls. @EastEnglandAmb #oneteam #WeAreEEAST #999whatsyouremergency
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8 months
I’ve been so nervous to say this as I NEVER thought this day would come. However, after 6 years working for @EastEnglandAmb I have decided to resign. It’s been a tough call but something I feel is the right move for now. My last shift in @EEAST_EOCs will be 13th October 🥹
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Meeting our cardiac arrest survivor and receiving this from him today has most definitely brightened my week. What an amazing organisation we are and proof that #Callhandlerssavelives #earlyCPR So thankful to have @BorrettCraig organise our meet! @EEAST_EOCs @EastEnglandAmb
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4 years
Words can not explain how thankful I am to our @EastEnglandAmb Staff. Today we gathered together to say goodbye to say to a special friend of mine; Luke. Thank you to everyone who travelled from Essex & Bedford to cover Norwich control today on overtime. An incredible send off💚
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Evening! Dispatch is tough right now. I worry every shift. Did I make the right decision? What’s coming through the 999 lines next? What’s my plan? Do I have one? How do I keep my crews positive? All these questions but still love what I do and I’m ready for nights, smiling!
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Meet Harriet from @UniofHerts . When she was told she couldn’t continue with her Paramedic course due to COVID19 she decided to work with us in our #Bedford control. I’m really sad that you’ve now gone back to uni but thank you for everything you have done for us! @EastEnglandAmb
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Ben Leigh
7 months
Time to hands these back with my Uniform and ID badge tomorrow. From volunteer to supervisor in the control room. It’s just one of many reasons why you should always respect everyone regardless of rank. You don’t know where they’ll end up! @EastEnglandAmb @EEAST_CFRS
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Ben Leigh
2 years
So nervous but tonight I’m back on the 999 lines working on overtime to support our @EEAST_EOCs emergency call handlers! I’m excited to be back!! If you end up calling 999 then please, remember to be respectful, descriptive of what’s happening and let us take it from there!
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7 months
“General Broadcast, General Broadcast this is your Echo Bravo signing off for the last time. Thank you for everything and goodbye!” Never thought I’d get the reaction of every Bedfordshire crew broadcasting one by one to say “goodbye Ben” 🥹🥹 just wow. What a leaving gift! 💚😞
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2 years
Just passed by 999 call handler exam from @TheIAED dispatch academy scoring 96% meaning I’m legally allowed to take Medical 999 calls for a 4th year running! 🤩🤩 I’m sure the exam questions get harder every year but just pleased I’ve passed.
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Wow, we’re so honoured to WIN the #PrideInPeterborough NHS Hero Awards 2021 for the money we raised for @TASCharity who support U.K. ambulance staff across the country. It’s been a journey for sure but we’re proud to be representing @EastEnglandAmb and thankful for the support.
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2 years
@Ex_arv_sgt @InspGadgetBlogs @MindCharity Absolutely! Their intentions to get the media attention was well intended but this was unacceptably handled. They have point blank called all police officers racist and they’re supposed to be supporting their mental health! @ChtyCommission
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4 years
How very kind. After one very stressful, challenging job and busy day we were wiped out... This Man is a true gentleman from @CostaCoffee and handed us these for free after seeing how tired we looked. #Thankyou #WeAreEEAST @HemelResponders @helenread28 @EastEnglandAmb 😴😴
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Ben Leigh
5 years
An incredible friend, CFR, Dad and Dispatcher. I’m so proud of who you became. You will be missed so much 💚 Rest in peace Luke. #WeareEEAST #EchoNovemberOut
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4 years
#Hellomynameisben I’m an Emergency Call handler & Dispatcher for @EastEnglandAmb @EEAST_EOCs whilst preparing for my #nightshift I’ve just discovered TikTok
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Me on the radio: A very warm welcome aboard your flight this evening in north Bedfordshire. Your meal break time is set for 0045. Have a wonderful flight. What an earth did I just say? The crew loved it which is obviously what counts most 🙈 #NightShiftDelerium #BadDispatcher
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2 years
That awkward moment when you commit to a general broadcast but have lost your voice… I’m told by one of my crews the corridor of Harlow hospital was laughing so hard they thought a squirrel had stolen my headset 😁😂 #Dispatcherproblems
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Night shift sadness/Anxiety is a thing… My anxiety gets worse on nights for sure! Agree or disagree? Any tips welcome 🙏
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Today I officially signed my HR agreement for a 12 week development to train as a dispatch team leader in our Bedford @EastEnglandAmb @EEAST_EOCs starting in June! Lots to learn but looking forward to being mentored by the lovely Suzanne! Just a little excited 🙂
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Ben Leigh
4 years
I left school with just GCSE’s. At 18 I worked alongside @EastEnglandAmb and saved a life. At 22 I’m a dispatcher & at times, responsible for over 60 ambulances and a population of over 400,000. Good luck today but remember... You can do anything you want if you want it enough!
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Absolutely thrilled to have received an email from @HeyTomAbell to day the 6 session limit of therapy for @EastEnglandAmb staff has been removed!!! 🎉 Very proud to be a part of EEAST, this will change so many lives! Thank you! #Bettermentalhealth for all 💚 #Makingprogress
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Met CEO Tom on 23rd August 21 to discuss what he could do to support our @EastEnglandAmb staff with their MH. More funding was needed! Just seen @HeyTomAbell has emailed all our staff to say he’s secured £170k of funding for staff well-being and MH! #LeadingByExample #Thankyou
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Ben Leigh
8 months
What a beautiful sunset in Lowestoft 😍 We nipped across the border for a call… Please don’t tell 🫣 @NARSBASICS
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Hey!! Tonight I’m heading in on overtime to support @EEAST_EOCs colleagues. I’ll be dispatching West Hertfordshire ambulances and making some tough decisions alongside colleagues. Please, be kind to our crews and call handlers. As you can see… We’re just human like all of you
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Going home after shift check list: Crews text to say thank you and meant it ✅ Dispatchers thanked and meant it ✅ Everyone is okay and welfare’s are up to date ✅ Everyone’s safe to drive home ✅ Thank you Herts, West Essex staff and goodnight from your dispatch team!
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Ben Leigh
4 years
One of my crews yesterday rang me in @EEAST_EOCs and said “We’re going to be late for break. We’ve just seen an elderly man struggling to walk to his hosp appointment. We’re gonna help him there as he’s out of breath.” I was in absolute aww. What an incredible Stevenage crew! 💚
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Did you Know.... As a 999 call handler we need to locate your address within just 30 seconds. We can’t trace your mobile. When you don’t know where you are we have to find you anywhere in the U.K. in just 30 seconds using only what you can see around you. Mind blowing or what!?
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Great to swap epaulettes and pop in for some call handling overtime to get stuck in taking 999 calls for @EastEnglandAmb East of England, please be kind and listen what we’re telling you to do if you need us! 🙏 #HelpUsHelpYou
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2 years
Today, I started therapy again thanks to @TASCharity I have been having difficulties with work & sometimes at home. I saw going back into therapy as such a negative but… I recognised I needed a bit of help with life right now… Why would that be a bad thing? #MentalHealth
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Meet my crew mate today Pat Seaman! Pat is retired but STILL volunteers 600 hours a month responding to 999 calls for @NARSBASICS and @EastEnglandAmb She says she’s still learning every day! WHAT A LEGEND! Show Pat some love!
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Back in Greens ✅ Back in Bedford ✅ Back as the dispatch team leader ✅ Ready for todays challenges ✅ I have missed the 5:45 starts honest 😅
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Ben Leigh
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6 days left with @EastEnglandAmb it really is emotional. From improving MH for 999 staff nationally to becoming the fastest growing Unison branch in the region & delivering the best vaccination programme known to date and so much more! I’ve learnt so much and I’m so grateful
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Ben Leigh
3 years
I’ve been a 999 call handler at @EastEnglandAmb for around 3.5 years and to this day the most stressful times for us is when you’re lost and we struggle to find you. PLEASE be prepared and download @what3words so we can help you. It’s free, easy to use & It could save a life!
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Brand new sheets designed for Bedford @EEAST_EOCs to help our dispatchers increase CFR deployment. Thank you @andyb_1981 for the Think CFR poster! #Everysecondcounts @EeastTbarker Let’s get those volunteer responders out to #SaveLives
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Ben Leigh
4 years
What a very nice letter to have received through the post at @EEAST_EOCs Pleased to have been nominated for the National Control room awards @apdcomms @EastEnglandAmb Thank you! 🙈
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1 year
Christmas Eve made better by our newest recruit who’s assisting answer the radio in Bedford @EEAST_EOCs today! Meet Odin the welfare dog and Santa’s little helper! 😍 @EastEnglandAmb
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4 years
It’s driving me crazy trying to work out who nominated me for this... Thank you for the nomination I’m very appreciative of it! The infectious part made me laugh 😂 @EastEnglandAmb Love working with our @EEAST_CFRS as they truly are heroes! #WeAreEEAST
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Ben Leigh
3 years
PLEASE stop abusing our 999 call handlers and Ambulance crews. We are fighting a pandemic every single day but now we are fighting a pandemic in winter. These are not easy times so please be kind to us when you call 999. - WE - DO - NOT - TOLERATE - ABUSIVE - BEHAVIOUR ⛔️
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Is it mean that I love waking my wonderful CFRs up at 4am? Especially when they’re so close to a cardiac arrest! #Thankyou for supporting us through the night!! #WeAreEEAST
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Sundays should be a day of rest in my personal opinion 🤓 Although half asleep at 5am, I’m ready for the day ahead working with our dispatchers in @EEAST_EOCs to bring the best care to patients calling 999 in @EastEnglandAmb looks like it’s going to be a warm day! Stay safe!
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Two… @EastEnglandAmb staff members ☑️ Mental health survivors ☑️ COVID19 Survivors ☑️ Riding the worlds fastest @ZipWorldUK ☑️ Raising money for @TASCharity who support Ambulance staff welfare ☑️ RE BOOKED - 31st August! @EEAST_CSpencer @AACE_org
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2 years
Signed up for @KissFMUK give me the cash today to win £33k but you have to answer saying ‘Give me the cash’ Phone rings from an odd number… Me: Give me the cash! Caller: Hi, it’s Rachel (My work’s deputy Chief operating officer) 😳 Oh Hi Rachel… (Praying she didn’t hear)
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2 years
It’s #TimeToTalkDay so I wanted to share with you my little miracle. I struggle around winter and had no idea I was suffering from SADS syndrome. (Winter sadness) On shifts I don’t see day light often so I feel down for long periods. My lamp has been a game changer for me!
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2 years
It’s been a rough month or so. I’ll admit that I’ve not been my best at times. My anxiety got the better of me sometimes. I refuse to let it win and I still got out of bed every day. Remember, anxiety days are not permanent and you CAN beat them. Be kind to yourself.
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Great to have @MrNickKnowles as our presenter at the Mental health symposium run by @KensingtonRoyal Royal Foundation! So refreshing to hear your views and passion of mental health in emergency services!
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Meet Charlotte another dispatcher like me in @EEAST_EOCs and on my team! We’re looking after Bedfordshire today. We’re the faces behind the radio making the decisions of what ambulance goes where! It’s foggy outside so please be careful driving this morning! @EastEnglandAmb
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Very excited to be back on the 999 lines taking emergency calls in Bedford @EEAST_EOCs for a cheeky overtime shift tonight only until 1am! Please keep our 999 lines free for emergencies only 🙌🏼
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Ben Leigh
3 years
I can’t tell you how much this holiday to #Ibiza with the girls from work was needed! Time away from the busy control room is exactly what the Dr ordered. Final days of leave before I return! You can only look after others if you do yourself first. #MentalHealthMatters
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Ben Leigh
2 years
Boyfriend texts me as he’s walking out the door for work… Him: “There’s a present downstairs for you” Me: Excitedly Jumps out the bed and runs downstairs… Me: Looks for 🎁 but can’t see it… To find dog 💩 all over the kitchen floor. Him: 😂😂😂 New boyfriend req? 😠
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Ben Leigh
3 years
A very proud moment for my career! Thank you to Suzanne for nominating me 💚
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EEAST Ambulance Service
3 years
We are thrilled to see that @EEAST_BHawkins has been shortlisted for 'Young achiever of the year, sponsored by talent' 🙌🤩 Ben has shown tremendous courage, bravery and selflessness in all his roles and we are extremely proud this is being recognised. #WeAreEEAST @CR_Awards
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Back taking 999 calls today for the first time in a long while. It’s so difficult listening COVID19+ patients call us on 999 and struggling to take every breath. PLEASE take this virus seriously as we don’t want you to be our next 999 caller. #StayAtHomeSaveLives
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Flying solo tonight after passing all 4 of my Dispatcher assessments! Dispatching West Essex and East Hertfordshire until 0630. Just hit me that tonight I’m responsible for Emergencies for a population over 200,000 people. How privileged are we as dispatchers! 🤞for a good shift.
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Ben Leigh
2 years
What was your Monday like? 😁
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3 years
Absolutely delighted to have been nominated for a 2nd year running for the National Control room awards @CR_Awards Really has cracked a smile. Thank you to whoever nominated me! Thank you to @apdcomms for setting this event up! @EEAST_EOCs @EastEnglandAmb
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Today i’d like to say a big thank you to our @stjohnambulance volunteers. They’ve given up so much free time to man ambulances for us in @EastEnglandAmb . Huge thank you in particular to the volunteers at Stevenage who I’ve been dispatching during the pandemic. #Thankyou #Heroes
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It’s the little things that count! When the system goes down the stress is absolutely horrendous. Yet we still maintain ‘Business as usual’ because that’s what is needed. Proud to be in EOC. Very thankful for the recognition for this shift from the @EEAST_EOCs Big Boss!
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5 months
We’re festive and ready ✅ 🎄 Pat and I will be responding to emergency calls across Norwich until the early hours for @EastEnglandAmb @EEAST_CFRS @NARSBASICS Please remember to only call 999 in a life threatening emergency!! 🚨 Hoping everyone has the best night!
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Here’s tonight’s #Motivational message to my @EastEnglandAmb Crews in West Hertfordshire Do you have any motivational message ideas I can send out #Ambulance crews at the start of their shift to help keep them #positive ? Let me know! 😊
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Ben Leigh
7 months
Just #11Days to go until my departure with @EastEnglandAmb I’ll never forget my early call handling days. I once received a 999 call for someone in a bush, completely legless. I was totally shocked and nobody knew why they had no legs! 🦵 I immediately called the police… 1/2
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Ben Leigh
3 years
A life #BehindTheUniform is a life that we must lead to ensure we have time out away from the workplace. Creating a work/home life balance is one of the hardest challenges but something you must create to better your mental health.
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Ben Leigh
1 year
🚨 999 services will still continue to operate tomorrow 🚨 I’ll be the dispatch team leader #Christmas Day for @EastEnglandAmb ensuring that emergency ambulances are dispatched and prioritised to the sickest patients. So please call us on 999 in an emergency as normal
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Ben Leigh
5 years
First ever Paediatric arrest taken Via 999 Call on shift @EEAST_EOCs - Rescue breathes given by caller ✔ - CPR instructions Given ✔ - Reassurance and CPR repeated ✔ - Baby Breathing by Herself ✔ - Crew sent their thanks to me 🙈 Love positive outcomes! #Teamwork #WeAreEEAST
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Ben Leigh
5 years
Overwhelmed to have this come through my Inbox from a Hertfordshire Patient. An absolute pleasure it was too! Being a call handler makes every difference to a patients life! Really brightened up my day! @EastEnglandAmb @EEAST_EOCs #patientcare #NHS
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Ben Leigh
3 years
Kit check ☑️ First patient responded to ☑️ Crew thanked ☑️ It’s great to be back out there working along our @EastEnglandAmb CFRs and Road staff! How can I fully understand what my crews/CFRs go through if I don’t get stuck in too? @FolksworthCFRs #NZ5662 #Oneteam
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5 years
Dispatched to Cardiac arrest this evening after a busy shift in AOC. Nothing more satisfying then a ROSC. Fantastic team effort from @Magpas_Charity @EEAST_DLONC Patient was able to open eyes and talk as we loaded her onto the Ambulance. No ALS used either! #WeAreEEAST #OneTeam
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Meet Tristan and Sam two of our @EEAST_EOCs @EastEnglandAmb 999 Call Handlers who clapped on behalf of our Bedford control room. Thank you to our #NHS
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Ben Leigh
4 years
Back on OT taking 999 calls tonight!! Just taken a call for someone in cardiac arrest. So reassuring one of our off duty staff members was dispatched via @GoodSamApp and on scene within 3 minutes! Truly amazing app!! Thankfully not as given but just wow! @EEAST_SOCM #WeAreEEAST
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