Michael Gaga-Hale
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Senior Paramedic 🚑 • St Helena Government 🇸🇭 • MSc 🎓 • MCPARA • @Qualsafe Educator • Interests in Clinical Leadership & Improvement • He/Him 🏳️🌈
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These photos are a year apart. One at my lowest, suicidal and at breaking point. The other embracing life and feeling positive about the future 🥰
Often those who are hurting don’t always appear to be. They don’t cry or break down. They smile and continue existing.
#mentalhealth
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A member of the public made this for our station! How cool 😍👏🏼
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Just got a call from
@NHSuk
asking me to donate my blood plasma for COVID patients.
After 20mins of speaking and providing all my details to be told I can’t donate as I’m a gay man 🙄
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Back to work today, after testing positive for COVID again 🦠
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Final shift today! Only 15 days until I leave for Saint Helena. It’s been emosh 🥲❤️
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Had an interview this week, and got the job! Well chuffed with myself ☺️
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I’m back working on a ambulance in North Essex for one shift only!
I’m currently on leave in the UK but wanted to return to the
@EastEnglandAmb
to familiarise myself with the service again. North Essex was the first locality I worked for once qualifying as a Paramedic 💚
#NHS75
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My role is very diverse here, today I was tasked with testing 34 people on a visiting vessel to ensure they were covid free before allowing them to exploring St Helena 😄
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Senior Paramedic Vacancy! 🚑
Come and join me in St Helena, one of the worlds most remote islands! Closing date September 12th.
Message me should you need anymore information ☺️
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Looking for a Paramedic to join me in St Helena and to look after my team whilst I’m away on leave 😄
Message me if you have any questions regarding the role or life here on St Helena!
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Go to the pub they said. It’ll be fun they said...😂
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Who ya gonna call? 999!
From November 1st all emergency services can be requested by calling 999 on St Helena ☎️
@StHelenaGovt
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Rest day today and we don’t plan to move from this bed!
Pupflix and chill 🐶
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St Helena Emergency Services!
Capturing some press photos today ahead of our ‘999’ merge! ☎️
Ambulance, Fire, Police & Sea Rescue 🚨
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Today we delivered the first training session to our emergency operators. Currently, ambulance calls are received directly by the hospital but soon with the creation of our own call taking software all emergency calls will be handled by the emergency operations centre ☎️ 🚑
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Attending this job as the first paramedic on scene was challenging. I’m so glad to hear that Haydn is recovering well 💚
If it wasn’t for this program I would have never known his outcome, something which had played on my mind for awhile.
#PHEMFeedback
#wellbeing
@PHEMFeedback
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Productive day painting the fences! Now to get some plants! 😅
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This week we took part in a major incident at the airport. The exercise tested how the airport and local agencies would respond to an aircraft crash.
As the ambulance service is only a team of 6 - we have to call on other HCP within health and responders to assist us!
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Words cannot describe how thankful I am to
@classprofession
for their generosity! Just had this huge order of books delivered to help me within my new role with
@StHelenaGovt
- lots of training materials for current ambulance drivers and future Paramedics! 🚑
@ParamedicsUK
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I was always frightened to leave the NHS, but making the move to work overseas has been a game changer for both my career and mental health - I will never forget the people and memories of St Helena 💚🇸🇭
#IPD2023
#WhatParamedicsDo
#LeadFromWithin
@ParamedicsUK
@StHelenaGovt
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This month my role involved developing a medical event plan for the visit of the Seven Seas Voyager. This was the first cruise ship to visit St Helena, since the lifting of covid quarantine restrictions.
#overseasparamedic
#internationalparamedic
#medicalevent
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Off road rescue! Saint Helena ‘Amber 2’ gets us to patients in more rural locations!
Not the most comfortable ride and you have to lift the stretcher up and inside *cries for my back* 😂
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@Jack_Wade97
@NHSuk
But women and straight men are still able to contract HIV - and just because you think you’re in a monogamous relationship doesn’t mean your partner is being unfaithful, not sure this really reduces the risk.
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Prison induction this week, as I’ll be offering a weekly clinic for any health issues they may be experiencing. Learning lots here already!
The prison was build in 1827 and can hold up-to 25 prisoners. It was previously used as the local custody by police on the island. 👮🏻♂️
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Not often am I sacred in my job, but last night was the worst obstetrics emergency I’ve ever seen. PPH, approx 1.5L blood loss with no back up available 🥴
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I understand that everyone is feeling pressures within the NHS, but that’s no excuse for senior managers to speak to others with such little respect with the intention to belittle them. Only for them to later expect you to go above and beyond your duties to help them 🥴 1/2
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Saint Helena Health Care Professionals 💙
The nurses here work so incredible hard for the patients, not the salary.
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I’ve not done a night shift for over a year, tonight is my first of 4. Wish me luck 😅😴😬
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Another successful day, providing medical cover for a visiting cruise ship. Doing our bit to support tourism for the island.
This is the view from the hospital in Saint Helena 😍
#nofilter
#SaintHelena
#remoteparamedic
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Just bought a lotto ticket for tomorrow! Praying I win so I can open my own dog day care 😂
#lifegoals
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I want some 🥺😍
@EEAST_LGBT
During June you'll see our staff wearing these fab
#rainbowepaulettes
to celebrate
@SECAmb_Pride
#PrideMonth
🌈🌈
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Providing first aid cover for the Jubilee celebration on St Helena.
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This weekend we said goodbye to Ben who has been working here in St Helena for 8 weeks covering my role.
Huge thank you to Ben and
@OFFICIALWMAS
for supporting us and taking good care of the team - safe journey home ☺️
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Today is my final HALO shift - its been great at Colchester General. Learnt alot and worked with some amazing people ✌🏼
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Last night I was drunk and messaged Elon Musk - “I’d like to be rich aswell and open a dog creche. Can I have some money please xoxo”.
I’m still to receive a reply 🙃😅
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Heading to a developing country in the coming months to improve their prehospital care and train ambulance staff. Looking to source some materials to help them….Anyone have any ideas of where I could possibly source donations? 👀 🚑
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My boys are on their way to join me in St Helena ❤️
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I love my career as a paramedic, but even more, I love educating my team and watching them develop. I love to witness the impact it has on our community and our ability to provide a service.
My role here in St Helena wouldn't be possible without my teams support 💚
#999Day
🚑
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Within 6 minutes, every appointment available at my GP surgery today was booked 🤯
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I’m now a
@Qualsafe
approved Trainer/Assessor! 😄
We can now provide UK accredited training locally on St Helena, reducing costs while developing our pre-hospital care roles, ensuring we build a responsive workforce capable of providing support should a major incident occur 🚑
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A busy weekend here in St Helena, providing medical cover for the king’s coronation, several on-call emergencies, and two unplanned medevacs.
Very proud of my team and their dedication! My role would be impossible without them and their support - thank you 💚
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I laughed. I cried. I felt proud. But most of all I was educated! 🏳️🌈
#ItsASin
#AIDSawarness
#HIV
#UequalsU
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Another challenging day providing medical cover for the island and a cruise ship with 2000+ passengers!
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Sometimes patients need specialist treatments which aren’t available on island. Medivac to South Africa ✈️
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Never thought as a paramedic I’d be learning to climb pilot ladders in preparation of boarding ships to help a patient - absolutely loving the diversity of my role here in St Helena and the opportunities it brings 😄
#OverseasParamedic
#InternationalAmbulance
@ParamedicsUK
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Sunrise patient evacuation. Multi agency working at its best 👌🏼
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Can NHS claps be exchanged for a ticket please? Ask for a friend 🥺
Prices • Adele @ Hyde Park London:
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Back to St Helena after 8 weeks leave! Really glad to be back, and to get stuck into work again.
I have some prehospital cardiac arrest check lists but wondered if anyone could share with me an in-hospital list/booklet?
Trying to create some materials for our clinical team ☺️
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Join our dynamic team as an Emergency Service Supervisor & Trainer in the beautiful St. Helena, overseeing critical emergency operations and coordination efforts 🇸🇭
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Loving my time in St Helena so far! Learning lots and meeting loads of new people from so many different professions ☺️
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I SURVIVED 🙌🏻
I’ve not done a night shift for over a year, tonight is my first of 4. Wish me luck 😅😴😬
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Clinical induction and advanced driving course complete. We are now ready for front line operations 😄
#paramedics
@EastEnglandAmb
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It’s been great to work with Professor Ian Cumming here in St Helena 🇸🇭
We’ve been developing a pre-hospital strategy and ambulance service delivery plan, to ensure the success of the service continues and evolving capabilities are integrated within the wider health strategy 🚑
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Going to work on a remote island - this is one of my priority bulk buys. Haven’t been without one since I was 16 😂
@PalmersUK
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I think I’d like to be a Paramedic in aus! Any paras immigrated? 🤔
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Moving to St Helena is difficult for partners - they give up their career to support you and have to find their ‘purpose’ again…
Dan’s business has been hugely successful and loved by the saints! Very proud and cannot wait to see what he achieves when we return from leave ☺️❤️
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Little things in life bring you happiness on this island. Today it was finding a slushy 😍😅
Next to find a barber I trust 👀
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Is it just me, or does anyone else find it difficult driving in new boots 😅
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I visited Keele Uni as part of my MSc in global healthcare leadership. Focusing on the complexity of healthcare in resource-limited countries and how AI is being implemented. It was also great to engage with peers who are equally passionate about healthcare leadership 🌎🎓🚑
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I need double annual leave for all the events I’ve bought tickets for 💃
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There have been no cases of community acquired covid in St Helena. On the 8th of August, mandatory travel isolation will end. As part of our preparations a series of covid vaccinations clinics have been set up. People 50+ are now receiving a 4th covid booster & flu vaccines 💉
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This week we taught first aid and BLS to a group of
@Girlguiding
leaders! ⛑️
An evening well spent supporting the community and ensuring the leaders memberships remained compliant 👏🏼
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Last week 12 nurses undertook the
@Qualsafe
‘Intermediate Life Support’ course, as they’re also responsible for responding to ambulance calls.
It was a great day, refreshing skills such as airway management and choking. The vest certainly made us laugh during the practice! 😄
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Massive thank you to
@SteffieRidout
for donating lots of equipment to help with our ambulance development project in St Helena! The team were every happy with their stethoscopes 🩺 ❤️
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The worst part about the dentist is the waiting room and being able to hear all those instruments 😫😭
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Our lovely Chaplain brings us homemade flapjacks every week! A lovely lady, who’s always there for a chat if you need it
#thankyou
@EastEnglandAmb
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