Our team of dedicated volunteer doctors have a variety of skill levels and are on call 24 hours 7 days a week to provide extra clinical care and interventions in medical emergencies outwith the scope of practice of normal paramedics. Beep Doctors attend hundreds of emergency callouts every year across Cumbria, from as far north as Longtown, to Egremont in the west, Millom in the south and up to Nenthead in the east.
With your continued support, we will strive to expand our reach, enhance our capabilities, and save even more lives. Together, we can ensure that the Beep Doctors Charity remains a vital lifesaving resource for generations to come. In this, our 30th year, the BEEP Doctors would like to thank each and every one of you that has supported the charity over the last three decades. Read more here.
183
Callouts in 2025
644
Number of volunteer hours in 2025
236
Number of Casualties in 2025
106
Number of call outs so far in 2026
376
Number of volunteer hours so far in 2026
Providing care and intervention previously only available once patient reaches hospital
Not funded by the NHS, BEEP Doctors (BASICs) Cumbria is run by volunteers and an unpaid team of BEEP Doctors
By donating or volunteering, your support helps to save lives in our local community
Paramedics are very well trained and able to deal with the vast majority of emergencies that they are called to. Originally based in Penrith, the BEEP Doctors have specialist training in enhanced pre-hospital emergency care and provide an extra level of medical intervention not normally available until the patient reaches hospital.
Our Doctors have a range of skill levels and are able to support the crews of land and air ambulance services with skills that give patients a better fighting chance when a serious accident happens. This stabilises the patient much sooner than would otherwise be the case and therefore improves their chances of a better long-term outcome.
Our team of twelve volunteer doctors now cover the whole of Cumbria from Whitehaven in the west, up to the Scottish Borders and down to Kendal in the south. The BEEP Doctors are part of a nationwide network of pre hospital care charities.
Our BASICs trained doctors attend most major incidents in the county, including road traffic collisions, farming accidents or other life-threatening medical emergencies. The doctors are the backbone of the local charity that brings emergency pre hospital pre hospital expertise to you in your time of need! Over the years, the team have saved numerous lives and have become an integral part of the emergency services.
After 31 years of tireless service, our founder and dear friend, Dr Theo Weston MBE, has hung up his stethoscope for the very last time as an active responder with BEEP Doctors. This is a moment we always knew would come, but one we never truly wanted to accept. Since founding the BEEP Fund in… Read more »
So far this year, volunteer doctors from Beep Doctors (BASICS Cumbria) have attended 144 life-threatening incidents, giving more than 400 hours of their time voluntarily to provide emergency callouts, training, talks, and community events. Now, one of those doctors, Dr Chris Moss, is taking on an extraordinary challenge to raise vital funds and highlight the… Read more »
