Mark Oddy

I studied Paramedic Science at The University of Hertfordshire between 2013 and 2016, completing most of my placements out of Smithfield Ambulance Station. I qualified in 2016 and I worked as a Paramedic out of Shoreditch Ambulance Station until 2023, when I joined The Hazardous Area Response Team based in East London. I completed a Master's Degree in Adult Critical Care at Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. 

Imogen Gibbons

Imogen is the third patient liaison nurse for London's air ambulance and is thrilled to be joining the team. She qualified in 2017 and has a varied clinical background, predominantly working in emergency care. She continues to work in a part-time capacity in St George’s Emergency Department as a Senior Emergency Care Nurse. She has completed courses in advanced trauma nursing care and bereavement support. She is passionate about providing a holistic approach to supporting patients and their family members through their recovery.

Adam Najmi

Adam is responsible for providing vehicle support for the emergency car fleet which includes supporting the maintenance of the vehicles and ensuring they are mission ready. In addition to this, Adam is also responsible for store management and providing operational support at the Helipad. Adam has a background working for both the charity and healthcare sectors.

Dr Anne Weaver

In 2004, Dr Anne Weaver became the first female consultant in emergency medicine and pre-hospital care in the UK. Anne has years of experience in pre-hospital care spanning the UK and Australia. In 2007 she became lead clinician for London’s Air Ambulance and co-founded the first pre-hospital care programme in the UK for medical students. She organises mentoring of the undergraduate medical students by London's Air Ambulance doctors. Anne is an honorary consultant, on call to advise crews from South East air ambulances in moments of uncertainty on scene.

Dr Richard Stead

I am a Consultant Anaesthetist at the William Harvey Hospital in Kent. I have previously worked for Sydney HEMS and am delighted to have the opportunity to work for London’s Air Ambulance. Away from work I enjoy training for a variety of sporting events, which have been known to occur in close proximity to a family holiday.  

Greg Welch

I come from a background of surf lifesaving for the RNLI where I worked along the South Coast for 6 seasons before starting my paramedic degree at Oxford Brookes University in 2014.

I have previously worked for SCAS as an ECA whilst studying for my degree and I qualified as a paramedic in 2016 where I Joined the London Ambulance Service out of Islington. Since joining the LAS I have worked on Dual Crewed Ambulances, Fast Response Units and in the Clinical Hub. I have been on the Tactical Response Unit since 2019.

Michael Budd

Budd joined the London Ambulance Service in 2014, having studied Paramedic Science at the University of Hertfordshire. Since then, he has studied at MSc level in several areas of interest, including pathophysiology and cardiac arrhythmias.

Budd has spent the majority of his career as a solo responder but has also worked in a number of roles across the Trust. Prior to joining HEMS, Budd most recently worked within the Medical Directorate.

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