Paramedic Transitions

Settling into my role

With the days getting shorter and a little chill in the air, the rate of patients needing to attend with respiratory symptoms is definitely increasing! This increase in respiratory cases provides a...

Settling further into GP

This month has definitely been one of learning and growing. I have spent a few months focused on settling into this environment and the working flow here. Although I am still very much at the stage of...

Settling into a new GP

Another responsibility is ensuring that patient letters are read within good time and appropriately actioned—examples being monitoring their blood pressure, booking blood tests or making medication...

Settling into a new pace

"This month, a lot of things have changed. As you'll recall, last month, the differences in culture, patient interaction and work style were affecting me and I definitely appreciated having this...

Settling into GP care

In last month's issue, I delved into the culture within a GP practice, and the ways in which it differs to the culture in the ambulance service. This month I want to talk about relating to the patient...