Opinion

End-of-life demand is highly volatile and shows unexpected trends

NHS demand is therefore highly sensitive to the volatility in deaths. The sad fact is that deaths are highly volatile and that the magnitude of this volatility is location-specific (Jones, 2012). This...

Homelessness: implications for paramedic practice

The full extent of homelessness and rough sleeping in the UK is difficult to describe. Homelessness is recorded differently in each nation, and not all homeless people show up in official statistics....

Ignorance isn't bliss: behind the unequal distribution of end-of-life demand and cost

Clearly, some areas have more deaths than others, and Figure 1 shows the distribution of deaths per 1000 population across local government areas in the UK. Data are for 2017 and are from the Office...

The nearness to death effect and why NHS pressures are going to intensify

So, what have deaths to do with capacity pressures? There is a very simple answer: the nearness to death effect. The nearness to death effect has been documented for around four decades and shows that...

Brayden set to widen range of award-winning manikins

Currently under development, the Brayden Baby is designed with the help of key opinion leaders representing the ERC, national resuscitation councils and leading European paediatric institutions..

Honouring inclusivity and support in paramedicine

In a bid to create an identity for Proud@WMAS, the committee tried to design a new logo but quickly realised that the already established design had resonance with current staff and so it remained....