Flying medics chief awarded MBE for outstanding service
THE interim national director of Wales’ “flying medics” service has been awarded an MBE for services to military and civilian critical care.
Dr Ami Jones was presented with the honour by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on December 7.
The Abergavenny resident is a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
As well as her roles in the NHS, Dr Jones is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps and has undertaken two tours of duty in Afghanistan on MERT (the military pre-hospital service).
She is currently the interim National Director of the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS Cymru), the medical team who work on board the Wales Air Ambulance Charity helicopters.
Dr Jones said: “I am humbled to have received this honour. My work with the military and the Wales Air Ambulance would not have been possible without the support of my family and my colleagues in Aneurin Bevan Health Board, 203 Welsh Field Hospital and EMRTS Cymru.
“I feel very privileged that I am able to help the sickest patients on their darkest days and proud that we are able to provide such a comprehensive medical service for the people of Wales, wherever they might live.”
Dr Jones has been a part of EMRTS Cymru since its inception in 2015. The service provides consultant-delivered innovative prehospital critical care across Wales by air and road. It is achieved via a partnership with the Wales Air Ambulance (WAA) Charity.
The Welsh Government-funded EMRTS Cymru medics are a part of NHS Wales.