Community paramedicine home visits: patient perceptions and experiences

The main aim of this research was to ascertain patient perspectives and experiences of SP-delivered home visits, achieved through the following objectives:.

Highlighting disparities in public funding for student paramedics: Lee's story

When I contacted student finance, directly by phone, I was told that funding was available for healthcare-related courses. Surely if anyone should know, it would be them. Consequently, with the aim of...

Prehospital unfractionated heparin and primary percutaneous coronary intervention

After completing this module, the paramedic will be able to:.

Non-medical prescribing by paramedics in emergency, urgent and critical care

In contrast to paramedic practice within primary care settings, advanced paramedics practising in emergency departments and in prehospital settings are more likely to encounter patients who require an...

Effectiveness of e-learning to develop the ability to recognise and manage stroke

The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of e-learning to develop ambulance staff in the management of acute stroke and stroke mimics..

Mental health assessment and triage in an ambulance clinical contact centre

This service evaluation sought to uncover paramedic and nurse perceptions of mental health 999 calls, and to understand how they are triaged by the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust's (WAST) clinical...

Winning in winter with marginal gains: enhancing welfare on the frontline

The welfare van was a resource without an operational call sign and, as such, was a hidden asset in the context of EOC planning and resource availability. Local management were explicit that crews...

How it's done: search tools and techniques for major bibliographic databases

Search planning is often ignored in favour of going directly to your search. However, a search plan helps you to think through some key questions before you start searching that will save you time...

‘Fitting in’ as an NQP

On my first morning as a student paramedic on station, I was so nervous deciding what to wear. I didn't want to look silly in front of the seasoned paramedics so I decided the safest course of action...

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