students

Providing support to students following a mass casualty incident

Edge Hill University currently runs a 2-year diploma programme for Paramedic Practice evolving into a 3-year BSc (Hons) starting from September 2018. At any one time, the department will have a cohort...

A student perspective: newly qualified paramedic programme

Without doubt, NQPs lack experience. However, this does not preclude the fact that an NQP is still a registered paramedic, and must act in accordance with the paramedic standards of proficiency...

SoMe, SoWhat? #SoEssential: using social media as a key learning and teaching tool

Professional guidance on the use of social media by paramedics has been issued by the College of Paramedics (CoP, 2016). This guidance covers how to use social media effectively and responsibly,...

Training versus education: the terminology

‘When we look at how pre-hospital clinicians are currently taught, we see a distinct transition away from using the term training, with current literature favouring the term education’ .