A FORMER member of West Midlands Ambulance Service will exhibit a collection of his paintings in Droitwich to celebrate the NHS’ 75th birthday.
Droitwich Arts Network member Stephen Evans, who worked for the ambulance service for 30 years, will showcase his artwork in the network’s Hub on St Andrews Square, Droitwich during October and November.
The collection of paintings – presented in a storyboard format – will explore the journey of paramedics, from training to the potentially dangerous and emotionally challenging reality of the day to day job.
Stephen Evans said: “The NHS celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year and, having spent a 30 year career with the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, I had the idea to support the occasion by painting a series of illustrations about the Ambulance Service.”
Throughout the story, a paramedics’ three years of university studies will be depicted, where they experience work on the road while observing and applying skills and techniques whilst supervised.
When qualified, paramedics have the opportunity to undertake further training to become specialist critical care paramedics, air ambulance paramedics and specialist rescue paramedics known as hazard ambulance response teams (HART).
The artwork hopes to shed light on the busy and demanding but rewarding occupation.
