The St.Emlyn’s Podcast

St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast

St Emlyn’s is the premier emergency medicine podcast from the UK. We discuss evidence based medicine, clinical excellence, wellbeing and the philosophy of emergency care.

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The St.Emlyn’s Podcast

Episodes (288)

Sat Feb 14th Ep 286 - Building HEMS in Northern Ireland: Systems, People, and the Legacy of John Hinds with Nigel Ruddell at BASICs 2025
Jan 27th Ep 285 - Resuscitative Hysterotomy with Caroline Leech at BASICs 2025
Jan 13th Ep 284 - Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, and the Myth of the Silver Bullet (October 2025)

The St.Emlyn’s Podcast

Feb 14, 2026
17½ minutes
16 MB

In this episode of the St Emlyn’s Podcast, we’re joined by Nigel Ruddell, Medical Director of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, recorded live at the BASICS Conference. This is a conversation about Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) — but not in the way you might expect. It’s not really about aircraft. It’s about people. Nigel talks us through the long, often uncomfortable journey to building Air Ambulance Northern Ireland. From early fundraising attempts in the 2000s, through the influence and legacy of Dr John Hinds, to the eventual partnership between charity an...

The St.Emlyn’s Podcast

Ep 286 - Building HEMS in Northern Ireland: Systems, People, and the Legacy of John Hinds with Nigel Ruddell at BASICs 2025

St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast

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