RT @NatashaMDay: I often preach about breastfeeding and the benefits, legalities and more.. But WHY does a paramedic need to know about i…

@JessicaSpara Screen-record a walkthrough, sometimes this feature can be really temperamental which has had me in literal tears before through fear it was lost forever! X

@simontutt88 @maff2k @NJL_Blancq Will put my hands up and say sometimes I felt this as a student. Now that I’m qualified I realise there is a huge difference and I am surprised by my knowledge every day.

@NJL_Blancq @Jon_Para_ODP @maff2k Recently saw someone wearing “lead clinician” epaulettes with no actual role? Also had some awkwardness recently being backed up by people not wearing epaulettes 😅

@NJL_Blancq @Jon_Para_ODP @maff2k I think epaulettes + name/role badges. Increase the number of ways to identify roles, not swap them out. And actually enforce the use of epaulettes.

@maff2k @NJL_Blancq I like SECAMBs embroidered name badges, but I think it would be cool to see roles added with the name badges much easier to see than epaulettes

@madmedicalman @NJL_Blancq Would probably be inappropriate to publicly explain the whole context, but the context makes it even more nasty!

A while ago attended something that came through to us bc a GP clinician (i think paramedic, ironically) couldn’t arrange PTS to take someone to a non-urgent, non-emergency appointment. They were several hours late and we couldn’t take pt home because we’re a 999 ambulance.

RT @AACE_org: The National #Ambulance Uniform User Group works to improve the #uniform offer for staff across the sector. #Female-fit trou…

@simontutt88 @Kyle_Griffies Thank you! It’s difficult because on paper I know this stuff, but putting it into practice makes me nervous because I’ve not seen many people also putting this into practice

@simontutt88 @Kyle_Griffies I completely agree (and this is why I’m trying to word this so mindfully & carefully), but often with the feeling that no one thought it was appropriate from the get go, and with the uncertainty being around “is extreme frailty” advanced in itself etc

@Kyle_Griffies @simontutt88 Yes - full SOP is basically “if you’re unsure, here’s a telephone number”

@simontutt88 @Kyle_Griffies 4. If you were to ask me what conditions and comorbidities I felt that included, I could reel off a whole list BUT As a student, even working with very experienced paramedics, if any uncertainty arose they’d start. Often afterwards with conversations about whether appropriate

@Kyle_Griffies @simontutt88 I think this is as much empowering decision making as anything. I think this is one where the fear of repercussions from this decision making is very real

@DrLukeCraddock As a paramedic, when working with a student & they make a telephone call, the person at the other end of the phone always asks if there’s a clinician with them. It’s an umbrella term. I’m not sure your point…?

@laurakgoodwin @madmedicalman I am a SWAST para, very interesting! Will enquire. Thank you.