PTCF People

PTCF operates with remarkable efficiency, employing just two part-time staff members. The majority of our efforts are driven by our vast network of dedicated volunteers, who generously donate their time to conduct PTC courses worldwide.

Our Founding Patron

“I am proud to be the Patron of the Primary Trauma Care Foundation and its lifesaving training, helping doctors all over the world to provide critical, immediate management to the seriously injured.

The Foundation excels at training doctors in some of the poorest countries, with very limited resources, with outstanding success.”

‍Sir Terence English KBE FRCS

Our Patron

PROFESSOR SIR KEITH WILLETT CBE, FRCS, FRCSEd

He is Professor of Trauma Surgery at Oxford. Over four decades in the NHS, he co-founded the Oxford Trauma Service, served as National Clinical Director for Trauma, and established major networks. As NHS England Medical Director, he led urgent care reforms. From 2018–22 he directed NHS emergency planning, including Brexit and COVID-19.

From 2019 he has held a Queen’s, and subsequently a King’s, appointment as Honorary Air Commodore to RAuxAF 4626 aeromedical squadron based at Brize Norton. He remains Patron of IMPS (Injury Minimisation Programme for Schools) that he founded in 1995 and recently was honoured to become Patron of the Primary Trauma Care Foundation.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees serves as the governing authority for the PTCF. Answerable to the UK Charity Commission, it ensures the organisation adheres to its founding mission, is managed efficiently, maintains accountability, and upholds suitable strategies, policies, and ethical standards.

Comprised entirely of volunteers from the medical profession and other pertinent areas, the trustees convene typically four times annually in Oxford, with video links connecting those residing abroad.

Click here to read the Board of Trustees Terms of Reference.