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Paramedic Practitioner Placements

Paramedic Practitioner Placements. Hannah Walker Park Surgery Herne Bay. What do you get?. Experienced paramedic for full time 8 week placement

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Paramedic Practitioner Placements

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  1. Paramedic Practitioner Placements Hannah Walker Park Surgery Herne Bay

  2. What do you get? • Experienced paramedic for full time 8 week placement • Mid way or more through modular course covering Critical Reasoning, Nature of Assessment, Minor Injuries, Minor Health, Pharmacology, Paediatrics, Mental Health, the Older Person.

  3. What is required from practice? • Induction week sitting in on GP and nurse clinics • Weekly tutorial • GP available to discuss patients

  4. Average day for paramedic at Park Surgery • Morning – assess visits as they come in. Speak to / visit patient and liaise with GP. • Afternoon – work with on call doctor seeing urgent patients either in the surgery or at home.

  5. What does a qualified PP do? • Trained to examine and create care pathway • Differentiates between acute and chronic • Carries more drugs than regular paramedic, can give a/b, pain relief etc under PGD • Treats soft tissue injury, assess falls • Suture/glue • Can follow up the patient

  6. Summary • We have found it a positive experience – just completed fifth PP placement • Short term benefit – help with urgent patients • Long term benefit – reduction in admissions • Would we recommend having a PP in the practice – Absolutely!

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