What are paramedics tweeting about?
Paramedic Practice @Para_Practice
Survey reveals that NHS #ambulance staff have poor training and development compared to other #health professions and that they are the worst for: work-related stress, giving staff appraisals, appraisal quality, team working and staff engagement.
@AndrewYorke6
I'd love to say I'm shocked but unfortunately I'm not. Unfortunately the ambulance service has always been the poor relation of the nhs. Staff development has continually been sacrificed to support operational performance. Operations is grossly under funded. Vicious circle.
@LucaAlfatti
Just confirming most of my points on my dissertation. Nothing new and is not only about ‘operational demand’ is actually also about status quo, changing management (people) and changing culture in the service. I don't see this happening anytime soon.
Jon Almond @NWAmb_JonA
We expect to work without fear, Tonight however, I have been assaulted and had a patient spit in my eye. This is NOT acceptable! To clean my ambulance & be treated at hospital for IPC compliance has taken me off the road for 3 hours. #workingwithoutfear #Team999 #Infectionrisk
Jason Carlyon @jcarlyon
Amazing response from #yorkshire #secondaryschools already signed up to @ YorksAmbulance #restartaheart campaign, register early to avoid missing out #cprsaveslives #CPR
Richard McManus @NWAmb_RichM
Hilarious watching people trying to be caught on camera as they film Rip-off Britain at the Trafford Centre. Hopefully I made it on, walked past 16 times.
Matt Green @mig1611
When giving buccal midazolam, avoid the temptation to massage the patient's cheeks - it pushes the drug into the oropharynx and saliva, and away from the more vascular mucosa.
What's the word on LinkedIn?
Alan Batt I am very proud of the Fanshawe paramedic students and graduates who presented their research projects at the Fanshawe College Research and Innovation Day today…the largest submission of projects from the paramedic program to date. Well done
What are paramedics saying on Facebook?
Journal of Paramedic Practice
Published by Rebecca Gilroy #Paramedics, porters and nurses will see a pay rise of up to 29%, with those earning the lowest amounts seeing the greatest increase.
Do you think this is enough to attract new recruits and retain current #NHS staff? Let us know what you think
Marcus Yalman
I find it sad that this is mirrored here. The question is not if that is enough. The question is, why do pay increments of the pay points get included when talking about a pay deal. Those colleagues mentioned will only receive the 6.5% we get on top of our banding and obviously their pay increments. The DoH has decided to include this as if it was part of the pay deal, which it is not.
Gary Bond
Yet more smoke and mirrors while nhs fails where is the money coming from for POTENTIAL wages does this mean all managers will have pay cut to bring them in to line with jobs they manage or will they still need extra wage for less stress than front line staff
Em Hicks
The stats are being used in the wrong manner. With the rate of inflation predictions looming to be 9.6% in the same time frame surely it looks like a smoke screen. A likely insult to many. The workforce is still top heavy with managers when frontline should be the weightiest part of the employees in the whole of the nhs.