Andy Swinburn QAM
@andyswin.bsky.social
Director of Paramedicine WAST. Passionate about the Paramedic profession and ensuring it delivers maximum benefit to patients. All views are my own.
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Andy Swinburn QAM
@andyswin.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I’m done with X, so let’s give this a go! Good morning Bluesky!
School of thought that reasonably says EoLC pts shouldn’t present to ambo services if care is already in place. However, I wonder if that sufficiently takes into the actions and reactions of family & careers who simply want timely assistance. We need to be ready to manage these calls appropriately.
Challenges faced by paramedics in England when managing EoLC include ‘unavailability of patient’s own just in case medicines’. WAST carrying JIC meds on all ambulances is ‘one solution to the medicines challenges faced by paramedics in our survey’
bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences - BMC Palliative Care
Background Global demand for care during the last year of life (end-of-life) is rising and with shortfalls in community healthcare services, paramedics are increasingly called on to deliver this. Desp...
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December 22, 2024 at 12:28 PM
School of thought that reasonably says EoLC pts shouldn’t present to ambo services if care is already in place. However, I wonder if that sufficiently takes into the actions and reactions of family & careers who simply want timely assistance. We need to be ready to manage these calls appropriately.
Knowing the authors of this book as I do, this is bound to be a fantastic publication!
Want to find out more about our upcoming title Urgent and Emergency Care of the Older Person?
Head to our website to download our sample pages of Chapter 2: Person-Centred Communication.
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Head to our website to download our sample pages of Chapter 2: Person-Centred Communication.
bit.ly/UrgentEmergC...
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Knowing the authors of this book as I do, this is bound to be a fantastic publication!
This is extremely worrying. I see a growing vaccine apathy, even amongst healthcare workers and the nonsense from the US isn’t helping. When will people waken up to both the necessity and obligations to protect us all.
The spike in flu is piling pressure on the NHS two-three weeks earlier than wards usually begin to fill up. My piece online now @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
December 15, 2024 at 10:04 AM
This is extremely worrying. I see a growing vaccine apathy, even amongst healthcare workers and the nonsense from the US isn’t helping. When will people waken up to both the necessity and obligations to protect us all.
The traditional model of sending an ambulance to see if we need to send an ambulance is both unsustainable and not clinically effective. This is a significant milestone in our modernisation journey. ambulance.nhs.wales/news/nhs/202...
December 15, 2024 at 9:17 AM
The traditional model of sending an ambulance to see if we need to send an ambulance is both unsustainable and not clinically effective. This is a significant milestone in our modernisation journey. ambulance.nhs.wales/news/nhs/202...
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Your periodic reminder that vaccines have been around for over 200 years.
They aren't new.
Their effectiveness is undeniable.
Don't believe me? Go walk in any old cemetery and look at all the graves of children <5.
Our babies used to die.
All. The. Time.
Now they don't.
#vaccinessavelives
They aren't new.
Their effectiveness is undeniable.
Don't believe me? Go walk in any old cemetery and look at all the graves of children <5.
Our babies used to die.
All. The. Time.
Now they don't.
#vaccinessavelives
December 13, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Your periodic reminder that vaccines have been around for over 200 years.
They aren't new.
Their effectiveness is undeniable.
Don't believe me? Go walk in any old cemetery and look at all the graves of children <5.
Our babies used to die.
All. The. Time.
Now they don't.
#vaccinessavelives
They aren't new.
Their effectiveness is undeniable.
Don't believe me? Go walk in any old cemetery and look at all the graves of children <5.
Our babies used to die.
All. The. Time.
Now they don't.
#vaccinessavelives
Lovely to see so many familiar people over here on Bluesky.
November 17, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Lovely to see so many familiar people over here on Bluesky.
I’m done with X, so let’s give this a go! Good morning Bluesky!
November 17, 2024 at 10:10 AM
I’m done with X, so let’s give this a go! Good morning Bluesky!