Ambulance UK October 2023

EDITOR’S COMMENT
EDITOR’S COMMENT
Welcome to this issue of AUK.
AMBULANCE UK UK – - OCTOBER JUNE
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“But it isn’t just
about flu or
“The Covid pay anymore, rises
implemented
the weirdly
hot weather
hardly over Summer fi t
the has bill, lead and to
a tripling of
I fear there
pollen induced
is respiratory a real
danger
demand
that
for
many services
recruitment
as well as the
and direct retention effects
of the high
in the NHS
temperatures
will as be well.”
adversely
affected.”
All Well, too I’m quickly offi cially summer retired seems and just to have to indulge given way myself to winter a little, with I’m going Storm to Agnes begin causing by considering havoc as how I write the this
piece. ambulance It always service amuses has evolved me to see since Christmas I started baubles some 35 go years on sale ago. earlier Does and anyone earlier remember in the year the but arrival then I of
began defi brillators think on about the ambulance? the way the At pressures the time on a revolution, the NHS are complete also building with a sooner walkman with recorder seasonal to vaccination ensure
programmes that you used commencing it absolutely in by summer rote. Consider rather than that late now autumn we are in delivering presumably them an remotely attempt by to thwart drone and or mitigate the
that progress particular can easily respiratory be seen. illness The issue. Paramedic But it isn’t syllabus just about was contained flu or covid in anymore a little red the book, weirdly now hot there weather are so
over many summer more skills has and lead knowledge to a tripling requirements of pollen induced no-one respiratory goes on demand duty without for many JRCALC services on their as well smart as the phone.
direct There effects were few of the medicines, high temperatures pain relief was well. limited I wouldn’t to entonox necessarily and the count most myself diffi cult as skill a climate was strapping change
sceptic someone but into it isn’t a Neil something Robertson, I’ve now ever paramedics spent time thinking regularly about administer detail, advanced I recycle drugs and drive and a perform full electric life
car saving but surgical the global interventions. weather related I’m proud catastrophes to have of been this on year that do journey make you and stop continue and think. to follow And with in that interest pause the
for changes thought to comes come. another consideration, a move to full electric ambulances and how that might impact the
NHS, amongst the obvious challenges of cost and infrastructure. Whilst most of the UK’s ambulance Trusts
are Summer trialling is some apparently form of here, EV, well there as is near currently as we no get way in of Lancashire, escaping the I’m additional guessing most time in of resource you are looking hours that
comes forward with to holidays the need and for time recharging, with family which or may friends. not It be can as be much a great of a problem time but for at the urban same services time stressful but almost with
certainly the price will increases be for rural we have services seen with across longer all aspects journeys. of I’m life. not The sure pay what rises the implemented answer to the hardly conundrum fi t the bill, is and
but I fear I do there believe is a real it lies danger somewhere that recruitment within the increase and retention in telemedicine in the NHS and will reduced be adversely allocations. affected. This I wonder year’s
emergency how many of services todays show Paramedic clearly cohort demonstrated will be around the rising for interest the next in 30 technology, years. Given AI and the high robotics demands, as potential both
solutions practical and mental, as demonstrated I suspect already that many in the will private move on sector, different AI in particular pastures could and that have there a significant will be far role fewer in
more retiring accurately in the future, targeting especially resource. since Imagine, the current as a NHS 999 retirement call is received age continues the patients to medical increase. history Maybe, is being like
simultaneously many of my peers, interrogated I have seen with the information golden age gathered of ambulance helping predict service. the likely Whatever severity the of future the presentation brings, I hope
and the summer automatically will deliver diverting you the all a incident well earned to the break. most appropriate As for me, I’m resource, looking then for a learning job… from the outcome,
consistently 24/7/365… A stretch of the imagination? We speak to computers that sound like humans all the
time, they don’t tire or need breaks, how long will it be before NHS111 goes fully digital I wonder? Hopefully
no Sam time English, soon as Co-Editor I don’t believe Ambulance you could UK ever teach a computer to care but it does make you think…
Sam English, Co-Editor Ambulance UK
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