Ambulance UK August 2021

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Commendations for
London Ambulance
Service medics
tackling knife crime
Medics from London Ambulance
Service who educate school
children on the realities of
knife crime to deter them from
carrying weapons have been
commended by the police.
“We tell them about treating
patients their age; our talks are
emotional and relatable and we
know it makes a difference.”
Paramedic Sukhjit Kadri and
emergency medical technician
The presentations are aimed at
Keith Plummer give youngsters in
schools across east London honest
and hard-hitting facts about what
knife injuries look like and the lifechanging
impact they can have.
Year 9 pupils in an area which has
a high rate of knife crime.
Keith said: “It is really nice and
unexpected to get an award for
They also play a recording of a
harrowing 999 call that was made
after a fatal stabbing of a teenager.
a job I love doing. When you talk
to the kids, you can see they are
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The medics are part of a team
who have worked alongside
officers from the Metropolitan
Police to educate hundreds
of teenagers across Barking
& Dagenham, Havering and
Redbridge schools to stem the
tide of gang violence in London.
Detective Chief Superintendent
Stephen Clayman presented
Sukhjit and Keith with a
Commander’s Commendation at
a small ceremony in Romford to
recognise their commitment and
collaborative work on tackling
knife crime.
Sukhjit, who led the project for
London Ambulance Service,
said: “I’m so passionate about
this work and it is so rewarding
being able to give back to the
community that I grew up in. I
have been able to work in my old
secondary school and sixth form.
“It is a real honour to be
recognised, but the real reward
has been the feedback from
pupils who have talked about the
impact we have had.
“We have knowledge and
experience of the consequences
of knife crime; of seeing people
hurt and seeing their families.
So we are passionate and
enthusiastic about educating kids
and we can say to them: this is
what we do, this is what we see,
this is real.”
Sukhjit and Keith deliver their
workshops alongside police
colleagues PC Halleron and PC
Harris; and Nathan Levy, who
runs the Robert Levy Foundation,
a charity set up after his brother
was murdered. All five were
commended.
Det Chief Supt Clayman said:
“The workshops have so much
impact - they have resulted in
students coming forward and
giving information about other
pupils carrying weapons.
“This collaborative project is
delivered alongside their other
work commitments and they are
passionate about their goal as
ultimately they are trying to make
youths in London safer.”
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