Edward O'Brian

KAM | Clinical Lead Palliative Care @welshambulance | Palliative Care Paramedic |

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

A 12 month review of the 'Impact of paramedics carrying just in case end of life care medication' is available to read open access exploring the benefits to patients and the wider NHS. @WelshAmbulance are the first to carry JIC meds on every ambulance.
https://t.co/cvzeZ6FB7U

[Dr Ben Bowers @Ben_Bowers__]

Please help with our 5-minute anonymous survey! Your insights will help us understand the needs & priorities of people involved in using injectable end-of-life care symptom control medicines @PELi_Cam

Survey: https://t.co/DInfjBZzZP

Video - more info:
https://t.co/HbBWMisZWa

[Welsh Ambulance @WelshAmbulance]

Our new rapid response service enables palliative care paramedics to better support patients with advanced and terminal conditions who contact 999 in crisis.

The pilot has supported more than 150 patients in the @SwanseabayNHS area.

👉Read more here: https://t.co/Rpii6w5c1s

[EOLP @_EOLP]

Our new paramedic podcast series ‘Beyond the Sirens’ is now live bringing palliative & end of life skills to paramedics & health care staff
Listen now👉 https://t.co/mAWAmb1ajU

@WelshAmbulance @Ldn_Ambulance @NWAmbulance @AmbulanceNAS @OFFICIALWMAS @YorksAmbulance @MAA_Charity

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

https://t.co/lsx1zYmx61

[Jason Killens KAM @jasonkillens]

This is just brilliant! Thank you to our brilliant people who volunteer their time to offer such a vital service for those coming to the end of their life providing them and their loved ones with lasting memories.

[Welsh Ambulance @WelshAmbulance]

⭐💚 With support from our 'Wish' Ambulance Service and @BetsiCadwaladr’s Hospice at Home team, we were able to grant Paul his wish to watch the Peter Kay Live show. Paul was receiving palliative care treatment after his brain tumour became terminal. 🔗 https://t.co/tIMpDJ9erb

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

** Palliative Care Paramedic vacancy **
A 12 month secondment to cover maternity leave with the @CityHospice team is open to all @WelshAmbulance paramedics who have a minimum of 2 years post registration experience. Please see WAST intranet for further details.

[Rachel Marsh @RachelMMarsh]

RECRUITING! We’re looking for an Associate Medical Director to join us as we evolve our clinical service model, supporting more patients to remain safely at home or closer to home. Get in touch with Andy if you are interested.

[Patient Experience & Community Involvement Team @WelshAmbPECI]

In today's #ThankYouThursday a family share their gratitude and thanks for the Emergency Medical Crew @WelshAmbulance who helped ensure their grandfather's final wishes were honoured.

@DyingMatters #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek #DMAW24

[Welsh Ambulance @WelshAmbulance]

Our WISH Ambulance Service was created to enable people near the end of their life to have a meaningful last journey.

📽️Watch the video to learn more and the reasons why WISH was awarded the Best Team in The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards: https://t.co/bqzUbNJsrD

#DMAW24

[Dying Matters @DyingMatters]

Dying Matters Awareness Week starts today 💛

Patricia, Mumtaz & Lucy add their voices to this @dyingmatters animation exploring the power of language at the end of someone’s life.

👉 Please help share this post. Thank you.

#DMAW24 #TheWayWeTalkAboutDyingMatters @NLondonHospice

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

#DyingMattersAwarenessWeek #DMAW24

[Welsh Ambulance @WelshAmbulance]

Did you know we were the first ambulance service in the UK to appoint dedicated palliative care paramedics?

👉 Read more about our palliative care paramedics here: https://t.co/l2WVmPvBnl

#DyingMattersAwarenessWeek #DMAW24

[Andy Swinburn @AndySwinburnQAM]

Interested in joining a clinically progressive ambulance Trust with ambitions to do things very differently? Well here’s your opportunity! Fabulous service in a fabulous part of the world. Hope to see you there.

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

A 12 month review of the 'Impact of paramedics carrying just in case end of life care medication' is available to read open access exploring the benefits to patients and the wider NHS. @WelshAmbulance are the first to carry JIC meds on every ambulance.
https://t.co/cvzeZ6FB7U

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

Opioids and renal failure 🧵

“Hi I’m looking for advice on opioids for pain control”

A common reason for contacting palliative care.

If asked for advice I’m inevitably going to ask:

“Do we know the patients most recent renal function?”

Why the eGFR questions?

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

@PolaGrzybowska Have seen the new patient preference form, this also has lots of great potential to help with information gathering.

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

Quick Response Palliative Care: Are wearable medical identification wristbands with QR code technology acceptable to palliative care patients? - https://t.co/s4tncMtnxs

[Edward O'Brian @EdwardOBrian1]

@PolaGrzybowska Paramedics often attend EoLC incidents with little to no patient info and are expected to make a best interest decision on conveyance and treatment. Any additional info to support this decision making will be useful, clinical details and management plans especially useful.

[The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives @AACE_org]

The aim of this position statement is to enable #healthcare professionals to make safe, appropriate decisions about which patients taking #anticoagulation or #antiplatelet treatment must go to hospital and receive a CT scan following a #headinjury.

>> https://t.co/xuIu8BcHWv

[Shelagh O'Riordan @jupiterhouse1]

This is the culmination of lots of work from many specialists including our very own @GeriSoc Common sense has prevailed- it’s ok so do what your patient wants. Nice guidance doesn’t trump the patient, ever!! So proud of this