College of Paramedics Blog
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This blog is a collaborative resource that provides best practice, opinions and advice from members, influencers and experts within the sector as well as updates from around the College to highlight the work in which we are involved.
College of Paramedics
4y ago
Ambulance service personnel are always under pressure. But now we are facing a global pandemic, are you ready?
The College of Paramedics is leading a UK wide survey in collaboration with the National Ambulance Research Steering Group exploring how staff feel about their health and wellbeing and the activities being undertaken during this global pandemic. Who do we need to hear from?
Paramedics in any setting, or other ambulance service personnel (NHS or private) who are undertaking direct patient care either face to face (e.g. ambulances, surgeries, prisons, hospitals etc) or remotely
(e.g ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dynamically changing situation and it is important that the College of Paramedics keeps its members updated on the latest and best evidence. The College is also keen to rapidly share any new treatment guidelines for patients where there are safety implications on clinical practice.
One such issue is the management of a cardiac arrest, where there is a need to wear appropriate PPE to adequately protect the clinicians on scene and safely manage the patient. This is particularly so during an aerosol-generating procedure (AGP). The College Board has considered and discu ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
Feeling scared? Uncertain? Angry?
We’re all used to saying a cheery “not so bad” and carrying on. Things may have felt pressured for some time - but Covid-19 has supercharged that. Many staff members feel scared for themselves and their families. Here’s some ideas to stay physically and mentally fit during this tough time ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
The College of Paramedics has recently written a letter to Matt Hancock the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regarding personal protective equipment for paramedics ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
These are very challenging times with numerous cancellations of clinical placements and restrictions of what students can and cannot do. The College of Paramedics has been working very hard and continues to do so, in dealing with a moving agenda of priorities.
We have liaised with every single paramedic science programme-lead linked to an approved HCPC pre-registration programme. The messages received back to us changed this week from placements as normal through to many restrictions on what you could and could not do and in recent days, universities and ambulance services stopping all placem ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
The COVID19 (Coronavirus) outbreak brings with it an increasing number of concerns and it has now been characterised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a pandemic. As a result, we have seen our NHS and primary and secondary care facilities come under increasing pressure to cope with the demand this virus places upon our health and social care systems.
After a careful and considered assessment of the situation, whilst holding the health, safety and wellbeing of our delegates at the forefront of our decisions, the College finds itself with no other alternative but to postpone our Nati ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
Currently COVID19 has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation with cases still being confirmed at an increasing rate. We know that the NHS and primary and secondary care across all of our four nations will be facing extreme pressure which may be exacerbated by staff becoming unwell themselves. We also recognise that many of you provide care for your own families and that could increase anxiety for you, particularly as those family members may be elderly or have underlying medical conditions. It is not an understatement to say that this is one of the most significant publ ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a toolkit to support healthcare professionals to record and measure their public health impact. Everyday Interactions: A Refresh, provides an update of the resources developed in 2017 by RSPH and Public Health England (PHE), following an evaluation throughout 2019.
The ‘Everyday Interactions’ toolkit provides clear and concise guidance for health and care professionals wishing to record and measure their public health impact based on a Making Every Contact Count (MECC) framework.
Included in the toolkit are 11 impact pathways pro ..read more
College of Paramedics
4y ago
The College of Paramedics is running a small grant scheme that aims to support members to carry out research studies.
A maximum of three studies will be funded to a maximum of £1,250 each. The money can be used to support any aspect of the study including, but not limited to:
salary costs
specific research equipment
specific software, for example, for analysis
support costs for lay/public involvement if these cannot be sourced elsewhere
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The money cannot be used to pay for fees or travel costs incurred as part of a programme of study or conference attendance.
Application ..read more
College of Paramedics
5y ago
On the 24th of February Professor Sir Michael Marmot and the Institute of Health Equity published ‘Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 years on’. This article by Linda Hindle, Deputy Chief AHP Officer for England highlights the key messages in the review report ..read more