Paramedic Transitions

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...