So, what has informatics got to do with patient safety? The Department of Health says that:.
‘Medical education, evidence-based care, accountability and professionalism are all factors catalysing the modernisation and professionalisation of modern British paramedicine’.
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For further advice and information on paramedic training and registration, visit the College of Paramedics website:.
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