Book Review

Ambulance Services: Leadership and Management Perspectives

In October 2012, yours truly wrote the editorial for this fine publication, in which I called for a new way of thinking about leadership in the ambulance service. Fast forward to 2015 and yet another...

What's in a name?

‘The correct use of the title is important for a number of reasons, most importantly for the public who use the services of a paramedic who is registered and regulated by a professional regulatory...

Remote clinical decision-making: transition to higher education

Where is the paramedic profession going with pain management?

As defined in the Oxford Dictionary, pain is a ‘highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury’ (Stevenson, 2010). This is further compounded by Jones and Machen (2003) who identify...

Transporting the paediatric intensive care patient: an insight into CATS

St John Ambulance (SJA) is the sole provider of ambulance services to the paediatric retrieval team at CATS and the crews providing the service are based on site at the Great Ormond Street Hospital....

The need for optimism at a challenging time for the NHS emerges as key theme of ALF

The opening address was given by Chris Hopson, CEO of NHS Providers, who asked whether the provider sector had the capacity to deliver the changes outlined in NHS England's Five Year Forward View?...

Changing undergraduate paramedic students' attitudes towards sustainability and climate change

A pre- and post-intervention study was designed to evaluate paramedic students' attitudes towards climate change and sustainability, and to assess changes in attitudes and knowledge following an...

Analysis of pre-hospital consultations with crowd medical services at Premier League football club Fulham

Craven Cottage is the home stadium to Fulham FC, a Premiership football club situated in south west London, England. The club was started in 1879. In 1896, after two years of development, the club...

Development of research governance awareness to support pre-hospital studies

This project was funded by the North East and North Cumbria Academic Health Science Network, with the aim of developing easily accessible research governance awareness training tailored towards the...

Book Review

In October 2012, yours truly wrote the editorial for this fine publication, in which I called for a new way of thinking about leadership in the ambulance service. Fast forward to 2015 and yet another...

ABC of Alcohol

For those of you who have just committed to a ‘dry January’ as an attempt to offset any festive excesses, you have demonstrated a commendable self-control which many people are not so fortunate to be...