Community paramedic roles are expanding internationally, and no review of the literature
could be found to guide services in the formation of community paramedicine programmes …

Background In 2013 NHS England set out its strategy for the development of an emergency
and urgent care system that is more responsive to patients' needs, improves outcomes and …

Objectives Paramedics routinely make critical decisions about the most appropriate care to
deliver in a complex system characterized by significant variation in patient case-mix, care …

The utilization of mixed methods in prehospital research is relatively new. Its use may
enhance research findings, but it is not without its challenges. This study used online …

Objective: To describe patient satisfaction with pre-hospital emergency knowledge and
determine if patients and professionals share a common vision on the satisfaction predictors …

Performance measurement and the UK emergency ambulance service: Unintended
consequences of the ambulance response time targets | Emerald Insight Books and journals …

INTRODUCTION: In recent years economic and political drivers have strongly influenced the
development and introduction of new roles such as medical substitution roles within …

Aim To review the evidence regarding non‐transported older people who have fallen in
relation to non‐transportation rates, outcomes and impact of alternate care pathways …

Objective To evaluate a community paramedicine program in rural O ntario, C anada,
through the perceptions and experiences of consumers. Design An observational …

Background Decisions made by front-line ambulance staff are often time critical and based
on limited information, but wrong decisions in this context could have serious consequences …