Ambulance UK February 2024

AMBULANCE UK UK – - FEBRUARY JUNE
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EDITOR’S COMMENT
“Each New
Year brings its
“The challenges, pay rises
implemented
the unsettling
issues in the
hardly NHS around fi t pay
the and bill, conditions and
continues and
I fear there
is fuelled by the
is cost a real of living
increases.”
danger that
recruitment
and retention
in the NHS
will be
adversely
affected.”
EDITOR’S COMMENT
Welcome to this 2024 issue and of this AUK. issue of AUK.
It Well, continues I’m offi to cially be Arctic retired conditions and just to outside indulge as myself I write a this little, and I’m the going report to begin on the by A98 considering ambulance how incident the
reminds ambulance me service that it doesn’t has evolved matter since how I bad started the weather some 35 gets, years colleagues ago. Does still anyone have to remember respond the even arrival at the of
cost defi brillators of their own on the safety. ambulance? Fortunately At the no-one time was a revolution, injured but complete one cannot with a ignore walkman the selfless recorder sense to ensure of duty
demonstrated that you used by it absolutely those involved. by rote. Which Consider brings that me now to the we review are delivering of this weeks them news. remotely Congratulations by drone and to the all
those progress recognised can easily in the be seen. Kings The Ambulance Paramedic Medal syllabus awards was and contained those recognised in a little red for book, work which now there transcends are so
basic many ambulance more skills work. and knowledge I continue requirements to be impressed no-one at the goes every on increasing duty without initiatives JRCALC including on their ultrasound smart phone.
and There Hospice were few rotations medicines, which pain demonstrate relief was the limited evolving to entonox nature and of our the profession most diffi cult and skill add was big well strapping done to
Jason someone and into the a team Neil at Robertson, YAS for turning now paramedics the tables somewhat regularly administer on our cousins advanced across drugs the water. and perform I remember life
when saving I met surgical Walt interventions. Stoy, then the I’m leader proud of to developing have been Paramedic on that journey practice and in the continue states to when follow in with the UK interest we had the
only changes just been to come. allowed to use a defibrillator, and wondering at the distance they seemed to be ahead of us.
Now I am reading through the news collection thinking that we are probably world leaders in many aspects
of Summer Paramedicine. is apparently here, well as near as we get in Lancashire, I’m guessing most of you are looking
forward to holidays and time with family or friends. It can be a great time but at the same time stressful with
Each the price New increases Year brings we its have challenges, seen across the unsettling all aspects issues of life. in The the pay NHS rises around implemented pay and conditions hardly fi t the continues bill, and
and I fear is there fuelled is by a real the danger cost of that living recruitment increases. Its and an retention election in year the and NHS no will doubt be adversely that will have affected. an effect I wonder
how things many of develop. todays But, Paramedic as you probably cohort will recall, be around I’m not for really the a next political 30 years. animal Given but more the high of a demands, realist. I don’t both
personally practical and think mental, it matters I suspect who wins, that many the simple will move choice on will to different be higher pastures taxes or and less that public there spending. will be far As fewer the
demand retiring in on the the future, NHS especially grows the since worrying the thought current NHS is that retirement it will be the age latter, continues making to it increase. increasingly Maybe, difficult like
to many continue of my to peers, deliver I have high quality seen the and golden timely age care of and the adding ambulance pressure service. to an Whatever already overworked the future brings, system. I hope
Time the summer will tell how will deliver that plays you out all a but, well sadly, earned I wouldn’t break. As bet for on me, large I’m pay looking rises for anyone a job… in the NHS this year.
Which is a shame if it drives out dedicated, caring and skilled individuals struggling to provide a simple life
for their families.
Sam English, Co-Editor Ambulance UK
If you worked over Christmas I hope you have managed to have some family time as well. If you have made
some resolutions then I hope this coming year delivers everything you have asked for.
Sam English, Co-Editor Ambulance UK
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years, thanks
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