Boud (2001:2) describes reflection as a process of ‘turning experience into learning’, with the aim of ‘exploring experience in order to learn new things from it’. Duckworth et al (2010) expand on...
Searching the key words ‘reflection AND paramedics’ yielded very few results, which focused mainly on ‘how to’ guidance on reflection. The literature search was therefore widened to encompass other...
It could be argued that ethics and morality have always been a part of prehospital care in as much as, one would hope, prehospital practitioners would always try to act in the best interest of their...
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For people with cancer who are terminally ill, an unexpected hospital attendance can be distressing and tiresome. Such visits made close to the end of life can be considered an indicator for poor...
Three databases were searched—CINAHL, Medline and PubMed—because of their relevance and accessibility (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2019). The databases were searched,...
A total record of 89 papers were screened, but only 11 met the inclusion criteria after quality assessment as per the PRISMA statement (Moher et al, 2009) (Figure 1). The papers included studies...
The scenario that we have been using now, which has the best and highest impact on our students is: ‘92-year-old female patient, not alert and unresponsive’..
So how have NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) responded to these innovative ideas? As far as I can determine, they haven't. In fact, no one from either organisation has ever talked with me...
A. Last year, London Ambulance Service brought in three new Macmillan Cancer Support-funded posts, aimed at helping to educate ambulance service staff in end-of-life care.
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