{"id":190842,"date":"2017-07-04T21:04:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T20:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/?page_id=190842"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:19:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T13:19:28","slug":"paramedics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/cpd-zone\/cpd-resources-by-profession\/paramedics\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Wokingham GP Alliance has delivered a primary-care led integrated paramedic home visiting model. .. reducing demand on GP workload, \u2026 improved patient experience, and led to better management of pressures on other parts of the local health and care system.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/gp\/case-studies\/wokingham-paramedic-home-visiting-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wokingham paramedic home visiting model<\/a>, NHS England<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: right\">The\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-align: right\" href=\"https:\/\/hee.nhs.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/The%20Future%20of%20Primary%20Care%20report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary Care Workforce Commission<\/a><span style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0recommended that general practices should consider more opportunities to use the skills of paramedics in primary care.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is growing recognition that the generalist skills of the paramedic could be deployed into more widespread in-hours general practices. This may include running clinics, triaging and managing minor illnesses, and providing continuity for patients with complex health needs. Read about the growing potential of Paramedics in General Practice <a href=\"https:\/\/bjgplife.com\/2018\/02\/23\/paramedics-general-practice-can-expect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>More information on the NHS Health Careers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareers.nhs.uk\/explore-roles\/allied-health-professionals\/paramedic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paramedic <\/a>page.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/collegeofparamedics.co.uk\/COP\/Professional_development\/Primary_and_urgent_care\/COP\/ProfessionalDevelopment\/Primary_and_urgent_care.aspx?hkey=e9590e2c-5d84-4ae8-be3d-476ff6a741a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> College of Paramedics<\/a> recognises the increase of Paramedics working in primary care. They have partnered\u00a0 with Health Education England and Skills for Health to produce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hee.nhs.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/Paramedic%20Specialist%20in%20Primary%20and%20Urgent%20Care%20Core%20Capabilities%20Framework.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paramedic Specialist in Primary and Urgent Care Core Capabilities Framework<\/a>,\u00a0 a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeofparamedics.co.uk\/COP\/Professional_development\/Diploma_in_Primary_and_Urgent_Care\/COP\/ProfessionalDevelopment\/Diploma_in_Primary_and_Urgent_Care.aspx?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care\u00a0<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/collegeofparamedics.co.uk\/COP\/Professional_development\/Paramedics_in_Primary_Care\/COP\/ProfessionalDevelopment\/Paramedics_in_Primary_Care.aspx?hkey=e9590e2c-5d84-4ae8-be3d-476ff6a741a7\">Employers Guide for Paramedics in Primary and Urgent Care.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The HEE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hee.nhs.uk\/our-work\/primary-care\/first-contact-practitioners-advanced-practitioners-paramedics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Roadmap to Practice\u2019<\/a> provides a clear educational pathway from undergraduate to advanced practice for paramedics wishing to pursue a career in primary care.<\/p>\n<p>The e-Learning for Healthcare platform\u00a0 includes a programme of bite sized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-lfh.org.uk\/programmes\/paramedics\/\">Paramedic e-Learning<\/a> developed by the College of Paramedics.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wessex.hee.nhs.uk\/wider-workforce\/primary-care\/multi-professional-roles\/paramedics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HEE Wessex Paramedics<\/a> page include links to a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Guide for General Practice Employing a Paramedic<\/span> compiled by Fareham and Gosport and South Eastern Hampshire CCGs which outlines the role of paramedics, how they work, where they fit into general practice and their scope of practice.<\/p>\n<p>Wessex Primary Care Training Hubs have published\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wessex.hee.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/PCTH-Paramedics-Paramedics-and-Independent-Prescribing-FAQ-Guide..pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent Prescribing and Paramedics: FAQs<\/a>\u00a0 (June 2019), a quick reference to provide answers to some of the more common questions raised about changes to regulations around paramedic prescribing in primary care.<\/p>\n<div>\n<section role=\"main\">\n<section>\n<section>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\">The CPD Zone is brought to you by the GP schools of Health Education England working across <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thamesvalley.hee.nhs.uk\/gp-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thames Valley<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wessex.hee.nhs.uk\/general-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wessex<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999\">, in association with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford Health FT Library<\/a>.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wokingham GP Alliance has delivered a primary-care led integrated paramedic home visiting model. .. reducing demand on GP workload, \u2026 improved patient experience, and led to better management of pressures on other parts of the local health and care system. Wokingham paramedic home visiting model, NHS England The\u00a0Primary Care Workforce Commission\u00a0recommended that general practices should <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/cpd-zone\/cpd-resources-by-profession\/paramedics\/\">&#8230; Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":196342,"parent":183154,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190842","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190842"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192227,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190842\/revisions\/192227"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}