Opinion

A high-impact approach to death and dying training

The scenario that we have been using now, which has the best and highest impact on our students is: ‘92-year-old female patient, not alert and unresponsive’..

A need for transparency and evidence-based discussion

So how have NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) responded to these innovative ideas? As far as I can determine, they haven't. In fact, no one from either organisation has ever talked with me...

Pioneering end-of-life care at London Ambulance Service

A. Last year, London Ambulance Service brought in three new Macmillan Cancer Support-funded posts, aimed at helping to educate ambulance service staff in end-of-life care.

NHS winter workload and on/off switching of deaths

To this end, Figure 1 presents a calculation of excess winter mortality (EWM) for England and three local authorities in Berkshire. EWM is defined as the average deaths in the 4 months from December...

A need to balance technical and non-technical skills

The focus for paramedic training has historically prioritised the technical aspects of practice such as visible skills and measurable procedures (Williams, 2013). However, like so many professions in...