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ReSPECT: Podcast
Claire Cox posted an article in Implementation of improvements
In this podcast from General Broadcast, Clinical Lead Daimon Wheddon and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital's Dr Caroline Barry, sit down to talk about ReSPECT. The ReSPECT process provides a written record of patients' treatment preference and focuses on treatments to be considered as well as those that are not wanted or would not work. People with a complete ReSPECT form do not require a separate DNACPR form although it is important to be aware that a patient can have a ReSPECT form and still be in favour of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ReSPECT aims to inform decision making for ambulance clinicians when the patient may lose capacity to make decisions for themselves. -
Content ArticleDan Phillips, Clinical Lead from the East of England Ambulance Service, talks to General Broadcast about their aims to reduce time on scene for seriously unwell patients. He looks specifically at a project called 10-10 and how to improve outcomes for stroke patients.
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Content ArticleOn this General Broadcast episode, Patient safety Integration Lead Jordan talks with Andy Collen. Andy is a paramedic who has completed a huge range of roles, including being the medications and prescribing lead for the College of Paramedics, a national investigator for the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch and has written a book about decision making in paramedic practice.
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Protecting the mental health of UK paramedics (January 2019)
Claire Cox posted an article in Mental health
It is estimated that the average member of the public within the UK will experience one or maybe two traumatic situations in a lifetime – whether that be through witnessing or being involved in an accident, natural disaster, collision, medical episode or traumatic event. Those working in frontline emergency ambulance services however are exposed to distressing and traumatic events on a much more frequent basis. This paper, Published in the Journal of Paramedic Practice, discusses Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among emergency workers, the effects it has on them and what can be done to support them.- Posted
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Content ArticleThe South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT) launched a new electronic patient care record (ePCR) with Weston Area Health NHS Trust – an electronic solution designed by paramedics for paramedics. They discuss the background to the project and how the ePCR was designed.
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Content ArticleThis Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) report looks at the transfer of critically ill adults. It has previously been referred to as 'Cardiac and vascular pathways', but the original investigation was split. This is part one of the investigation and part two, with a focus on the clinical diagnosis of aortic dissection, is due to be published in Spring 2019.
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