

Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom.In 2019, a laboratory in Morecambe run by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust was named in Curwen's memory. – Russell Curwen of North West Blood Bikes was killed while on duty in a traffic collision.28 November 2016 – Martin Dixon of Bloodrun EVS (Cleveland and North Yorkshire) was killed while on duty in a traffic collision.Two blood bike riders have been involved in fatal accidents: Motorcyclists are classified as vulnerable road users as when the casualty and fatality numbers are adjusted to passenger miles covered it is the most dangerous form of transport when compared to walking, cycling and various four wheeled vehicles. Reasons for this include it being the mirror to 14 February and St Valentine's day with its association with the heart and thus blood, being summer the news cycle is often devoid of political stories and there is a greater propensity for journalists to fill airtime with such awareness days also compounded by Fridays being shown even more inclined to cover such local news topics. It is to be held on the Friday closest to 14 August. The first Blood Bike Awareness Day took place on Friday 14 August 2015, with initial support provided by O2 and has continued annually since. 2021 - YFW Blood Bikes (YFW Freewheelers EVS).2020 - SERV Surrey and London, SERV Kent.2018 – Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikes.2016 – North West Blood Bikes Lancashire & Lakes.Several groups have received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: Since then, the number of qualified volunteers has risen rapidly across the country. Inspired by the UK model, Blood Bikes Australia was founded in Brisbane, Queensland, in September 2019, with a run by Peter Davis for the Mater Hospital. Blood Bike Leinster - Leinster Ireland.

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The Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes was established in 2008 to promote professional standards across all the member blood bike groups. North East Thames Region EVS disbanded in November 1998, but SERV continues to operate as a number of different groups.

In 1981, SERV, which formed shortly after the original EVS disbanded, and the North East Thames Region Emergency Voluntary Service (also known as the EVS) in north east London, were founded.

These original groups are no longer operating, but other groups emerged that provide similar services. In 1969, the Freewheelers youth community action group formed in Stevenage which initially served hospitals in Stevenage, Luton, Dunstable, Bedford and Hitchin. The first blood bike volunteer group to be established in the United Kingdom was the Emergency Volunteer Service (EVS), formed in 1962 in Surrey, England, by Margaret Ryerson and her husband. Two mid-2000s BMW motorcycles operated by SERV.
