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Blood bikes is the informal name for a type of emergency medical service in the United Kingdom and Ireland, who provide voluntary motorcycle courier services to hospitals and other healthcare providers, to help with the transport of urgent blood, tissue and organs.^[1]^[2]

History

Blood bikes have been in operation in England since 1962 when Margaret Ryerson and her husband formed the Emergency Volunteer Service (EVS) in Surrey. In 1969 this was followed by the Freewheelers youth community action group in Stevenage which initially served hospitals in Stevenage, Luton, Dunstable, Bedford and Hitchin.^[3] These original groups are no longer operating, but they inspired other groups to provide similar services.

The third group, which still operates today, was the Yeovil Freewheelers, founded in 1978. In 1981, SERV (which formed shortly after the original EVS disbanded) and the North East Thames Emergency Voluntary Service (also known as the EVS) in North East London, were founded. Thames EVS disbanded in 1999 but SERV continues to this day and now operates as a number of different groups. Other groups followed, and new groups continue to be created.

Structure

Groups are largely independent, and operate in collaboration with their local healthcare providers. Many are represented through the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes (NABB).

Blood Bike groups currently operating in the British Isles

England and Wales

Blood Bikes Cumbria^[4] — Cumbria (North)
Blood Bikes Manchester^[4]^[5] — Manchester
Blood Bikes Wales^[4]^[6] — Wales
Bloodrun EVS^[7] — Cleveland, North Yorkshire
Cornwall Blood Bikes^[4]^[8] — Cornwall
Derbyshire Blood Bikes^[4]^[9] — Derbyshire
Devon Freewheelers^[4]^[10] — Devon
Freewheelers EVS^[4]^[11] — Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire (South), Somerset, West Wiltshire
Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikes^[4]^[12] — Leicestershire, Rutland
Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service^[4]^[13] — Lincolnshire
Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes^[14] — Cheshire (West), Merseyside
Midland Freewheelers^[4]^[15] — West Midlands
North West Blood Bikes Lancashire & Lakes^[16] — Cumbria (South), Lancashire
Northumbria Blood Bikes^[4] — County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes^[4]^[17] — Nottinghamshire
SERV Herts & Beds^[18] — Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
SERV Kent^[4]^[19] — Kent
SERV Norfolk^[4]^[20] — Norfolk
SERV OBN^[4]^[21] — Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire
SERV Suffolk & Cambridgeshire^[22] — Cambridgeshire, Suffolk
SERV Surrey & South London^[4]^[23] — South London, Surrey
SERV Sussex^[24] — Sussex
SERV Wessex^[4]^[25] — Wessex
Severn Freewheelers^[4]^[26] — Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire
Shropshire & Staffordshire Blood Bikes^[4]^[27] — Cheshire (South), Shropshire, Staffordshire
Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes^[4]^[28] — Solihull, Warwickshire
Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes^[4]^[29] — Cleveland, Yorkshire
Yeovil Freewheelers^[30] — Dorset, Somerset

Ireland

Blood Bike Leinster^[4]^[31] — Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Tullamore
Blood Bike Mid West^[32] — Croom, Ennis, Limerick City, Nenagh
Blood Bike West (Cú Chulainn Blood Bikes - CCBB)^[33] — Armagh, Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan
Blood Bikes East^[34] — Dublin, Greater Leinster

Scotland

Blood Bikes Scotland^[4]^[35] — Fife, Lothians, Scottish Borders
Dumfries & Galloway Blood Bikes^[4]^[36] — South West Scotland
Life Savers Scotland^[37] — Lanarkshire
North East Rider Volunteers Scotland^[38] — North East Scotland
ScotsERVS^[39] — Glasgow

References

^ "Top award for volunteer couriers". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
^ "Chairman congratulates 'unsung heroes' who help transport blood to injured patients". Press Release. Bath and North East Somerset Council. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^ Blood bikers: The volunteer motorcyclists who help the NHS
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes- NABB Member Groups
^ Blood Bikes Manchester
^ Blood Bikes Wales
^ Bloodrun EVS
^ Cornwall Blood Bikes
^ Derbyshire Blood Bikes
^ Devon Freewheelers
^ Freewheelers EVS
^ Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikes
^ Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service
^ Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes
^ Midland Freewheelers
^ North West Blood Bikes Lancashire & Lakes
^ Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes
^ SERV Herts & Beds
^ SERV Kent
^ SERV Norfolk
^ SERV OBN
^ SERV Suffolk & Cambridgeshire
^ SERV Surrey & South London
^ SERV Sussex
^ SERV Wessex
^ Severn Freewheelers
^ Shropshire & Staffordshire Blood Bikes
^ Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes
^ Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes
^ Yeovil Freewheelers
^ Blood Bike Leinster
^ Blood Bike Mid West
^ Cú Chulainn Blood Bikes
^ Blood Bikes East
^ Blood Bikes Scotland
^ Dumfries & Galloway Blood Bikes
^ Life Savers Scotland
^ North East Rider Volunteers Scotland
^ ScotsERVS

External links

[bbcaward-1] "Top award for volunteer couriers". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.

[2] "Chairman congratulates 'unsung heroes' who help transport blood to injured patients". Press Release. Bath and North East Somerset Council. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

[3] Blood bikers: The volunteer motorcyclists who help the NHS

[NABBgroups-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes- NABB Member Groups

[5] Blood Bikes Manchester

[6] Blood Bikes Wales

[7] Bloodrun EVS

[8] Cornwall Blood Bikes

[9] Derbyshire Blood Bikes

[10] Devon Freewheelers

[11] Freewheelers EVS

[12] Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikes

[13] Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service

[14] Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes

[15] Midland Freewheelers

[16] North West Blood Bikes Lancashire & Lakes

[17] Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes

[18] SERV Herts & Beds

[19] SERV Kent

[20] SERV Norfolk

[21] SERV OBN

[22] SERV Suffolk & Cambridgeshire

[23] SERV Surrey & South London

[24] SERV Sussex

[25] SERV Wessex

[26] Severn Freewheelers

[27] Shropshire & Staffordshire Blood Bikes

[28] Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes

[29] Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes

[30] Yeovil Freewheelers

[31] Blood Bike Leinster

[32] Blood Bike Mid West

[33] Cú Chulainn Blood Bikes

[34] Blood Bikes East

[35] Blood Bikes Scotland

[36] Dumfries & Galloway Blood Bikes

[37] Life Savers Scotland

[38] North East Rider Volunteers Scotland

[39] ScotsERVS

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 ==History==
-Blood bikes have been in operation since 1962 when Margaret Ryerson formed the Emergency Volunteer Service (E.V.S.) in Surrey, South London, England. This was followed by the 'Freewheelers' action group in Stevenage, England in 1969 who initially served hospitals in Stevenage, Luton, Dunstable, Bedford and Hitchin. These originals groups are no longer operating, but they inspired other groups to provide similar services.
+Blood bikes have been in operation in England since 1962 when Margaret Ryerson and her husband formed the Emergency Volunteer Service (EVS) in Surrey. In 1969 this was followed by the Freewheelers youth community action group in Stevenage which initially served hospitals in Stevenage, Luton, Dunstable, Bedford and Hitchin.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38330814 Blood bikers: The volunteer motorcyclists who help the NHS]</ref> These original groups are no longer operating, but they inspired other groups to provide similar services.
-The third group, which still operates today, was the Yeovil Freewheelers, founded in 1978, and this was followed by two more groups in 1981. SERV (SERV formed shortly after E.V.S. disbanded also in Surrey, South London) and the North East Thames Emergency Voluntary Service (Also known as the E.V.S.) in North East London, this latter group eventually disbanded in 1999 but SERV continues to this day now operating a number of different groups. Other groups followed, with new groups continuing to be created.
+The third group, which still operates today, was the Yeovil Freewheelers, founded in 1978. In 1981, SERV (which formed shortly after the original EVS disbanded) and the North East Thames Emergency Voluntary Service (also known as the EVS) in North East London, were founded. Thames EVS disbanded in 1999 but SERV continues to this day and now operates as a number of different groups. Other groups followed, and new groups continue to be created.
 ==Structure==