John Shaw

John started his career in the ambulance service in 1980, in Luton. He qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in 1982. In 1990, he went on to qualify as a paramedic and moved to Dunstable station.

Whilst a paramedic, he has gained a high level of experience in the NHS in a variety of roles, which included working as an assistant general manager overseeing Northwest Hertfordshire, a single responder, as well as holding the role of an on call duty officer.

John retired after 32 years of service.

He is now part of the team at Eastgate Surgery and works as a Healthcare Assistant.

This involves performing blood tests, height/ weight checks, flu vaccinations as well as ECG’s.