A ground-breaking scheme to provide the rural communities in Yorkshire with their own paramedics is being piloted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust and funded by NHS Calderdale.

Equipped with a rapid response vehicle, for varying hours between 8am and midnight, seven days a week, the community-based paramedics will primarily respond to life-threatening and serious emergencies in the area.

Read full article: Todmorden Today.