A paramedic practitioner falls under the Health Education England bracket of First Contact practitioners.
With training and support, a paramedic practitioner can:
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis and patients with complex needs.
Assess and triage patients, including same-day triage, and as appropriate, provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the PCN team.
Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services.
Perform specialist health checks and reviews.
Perform and interpret ECGs; alongside other results as appropriate.
Perform investigatory procedures as required.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens, including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.
Perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN.
Perform care home ward rounds.
Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services
Provide an alternative model to urgent and same-day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
Depending on the experience of the paramedic, some areas will fall outside the scope of their practice.
In this example, some paramedic practitioners may not see:
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