Synopsis: This presentation will describe the journey that has taken place in the UK for paramedics to be able to prescribe; it will explain the challenges and the opportunities that the paramedic profession has encountered throughout the process.
Biography: I am the lead Consultant Paramedic at a UK ambulance service with a special interest in critical care, I am the chair of the consultant paramedic group for the college of paramedics in the UK and a trustee for the college of paramedics, I am also the clinical director for our local BASICS response scheme.
Paul is the lead Consultant Paramedic at a UK ambulance service with a special interest in critical care.
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
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The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
