Opinion

Will the winter of 2019/20 have unusually high service demand? Part 2: Strategy

While the ageing population has been increasing health service demand over many years, we need to understand how the less well recognised role of nearness to death may have been acting to influence...

Taking their first steps as student paramedics

So, my first obstacle is complete: I have made it onto the Paramedic Practice course. Being among those narrowed down from nearly 800 applications to a cohort of 70 is a mini achievement already....

The complexity of pain management in children

Fundamental to understanding the process of prehospital pain management in children is an appreciation of pain theory. A number of theories seek to explain the complex phenomenon of pain—the best...