The people behind the mission
Meet the team
Wish Ambulance Scotland is led by Kieran Hutcheon, Dan Bickmore and Karen Gill. All three are paramedics and founding trustees of the charity. View registered charity SC055546 on the OSCR register.
Our team
Each trustee brings frontline clinical experience and a shared commitment to careful planning, strong governance and person-centred Wish Journeys.
Kieran Hutcheon
Founder, trustee and paramedic
I’m a paramedic with experience in community-based care and a particular interest in palliative and end-of-life care. My work is grounded in clear communication, cultural awareness, death literacy and compassion. Through Wish Ambulance Scotland, I want to help create a service that combines sound clinical judgement with genuine humanity, enabling people living with serious illness to make journeys that matter to them. As a co-founder and trustee, I help shape the charity’s clinical standards, governance and long-term direction so that every Wish Journey is planned safely, respectfully and around the individual and those closest to them.
Dan Bickmore
Co-founder, trustee and paramedic
I’m a paramedic with just under 10 years frontline experience across emergency and urgent care. I also work as a pre-hospital expert witness and provide clinical cover for events and film productions, bringing experience in clinical decision-making, risk assessment and patient-centred care. Co-founding Wish Ambulance Scotland grew from a belief that serious illness should not prevent someone from reaching a person, place or occasion that matters deeply to them. As a trustee, I focus on turning that belief into a practical, accountable and clinically safe service, while keeping dignity, compassion and the wishes of each participant and their family at the heart of every journey.
Karen Gill
Co-founder, trustee and paramedic
I began my ambulance career after eight years working as a healthcare call handler. I wanted to develop the knowledge and practical skills to support people face to face, rather than only over the phone. Attending palliative-care calls could be difficult, but it was also a privilege—especially when I could make someone more comfortable or ease things, even slightly, for them and their family. Dan and I worked regularly as crewmates for years and shared a determination to do everything we could for everyone involved in those calls. Away from work, I play fiddle in a traditional Scottish music orchestra and enjoy golf on my local nine-hole course. I’m delighted to be a founding trustee and look forward to helping create memorable, meaningful journeys for our Wish participants.
Our shared purpose
Why we came together
We believe serious illness should not prevent someone from reaching a place, person or occasion that holds deep meaning for them. Wish Ambulance Scotland is being developed to make carefully planned Wish Journeys possible with dignity, compassion and suitable clinical support.
Referrals are not yet open. We are building the clinical, governance and operational foundations required to launch safely and responsibly.
Get involved
Help us build a safe, sustainable service for people and families across Scotland.