In her keynote address at #RCN24, Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Nicola Ranger had a simple message to all parties: start pay negotiations immediately after the election to avoid further pay rise delays.
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British Paramedicine is 53 yrs old today.
This is Prof Douglas Chamberlain who created the role of Paramedic in the UK.
6 Ambulance Men from Brighton were chosen to undergo cardiac & emergency training, they began treating patients on 4 March 1971.
The Paramedic was born. 💚
Tom Lockyer, @LutonTown captain, survived a cardiac arrest on the field, thanks to CPR.
Every 90 minutes – the length of a football match – at least five people in the UK suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Learn CPR for free with RevivR: https://t.co/EW1hVids4y
We would make Wales the leader on animal welfare standards in the UK, by giving RSPCA officers additional enforcement powers.
Protecting Greyhounds goes beyond just ending the sport - we need to ensure good care throughout a greyhound's life.
Joining a support group can do wonders for your #CardiacArrest recovery. It's a chance to connect with other people who know exactly what you're going through.
@WeAreSCAUK shares some more advice for coping post-cardiac arrest: https://t.co/GFO6JhjYUa
#CardiacArrestSupport
“If we can raise awareness any means possible and get more people learning CPR, then that will be a success story in my eyes.” – Tom Lockyer, Luton Town Captain.
Episode 2 of #Breathtaking and so far it is excellent.
Except the bit where paramedics sheepishly wait in the ambulance for the ED consultant to PLE a patient that died 20 mins prior…
But of a weird (and inaccurate) scene?
📣 MDC Announcement🏆
🎖️ This year, for the second year in a row, we are finalists in the critical worker category for the St Davids Awards.
👏🏾 A personal thanks from the committee to the whole of MDC, for your hardwork and dedication, in improving health inequalities
61% of people say they aren’t confident to use a defibrillator. It’s important to know you don’t need training to use one.
CPR + defibrillation= significantly increases the chances of survival❤️
@ResusCouncilUK ‘Defib Dani’ animation shows how you could help #SaveaLife#Defibuary
Do you know the difference between a heart attack and a sudden cardiac arrest? While the two terms tend to be used interchangeably, they are separate events which require different treatments. #HeartMonth
Learn the difference 👇
RCUK would like to give a huge thank you to our incredible 15,000-strong network of instructors for delivering world-class resuscitation training across the UK!
Our instructors, many of whom are NHS clinical workers, have exemplified their commitment to helping ensure everyone receives appropriate CPR treatment by training thousands of healthcare professionals this year.
You may have heard of #SpotifyWrapped, now check out Resus Wrapped...
Gynghorau Cymuned a Thref Cymru...anfonwch eich sylwadau aton ni cyn diwedd Rhagfyr:
Welsh Community & Town Councils - send us your comments before end of December:
✉️[email protected]
https://t.co/OudfthJEWx
Cym: https://t.co/n5B5McOzJO
Eng: https://t.co/uJa5cd2bUn
Coroner says, “The challenges are systemic in nature. They are too big for a single doctor, nurse or paramedic to fix. They are too big for either the hospital trust or the ambulance trust to fix on their own.”