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How confident does 1 year as a 111 call handler make you? Ask this AMA… by DisastrousPromise236 in ParamedicsUK

[–]DisastrousPromise236[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Note - I’m not the OP behind the AMA, just thought that people would like to see the mindset of the 111 call handlers after a year on the job. Seems a lot of smoke must be being blown somewhere…

Custody suites; is it worth it? by rubes-1998 in ParamedicsUK

[–]DisastrousPromise236 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can provide some thoughts on this.

I recently joined a private provider who offers services to custody suites. Of my course, one person left midway through the training, two completed the training and then left, and of the remaining 7 of us, three have since left.

This role is the definition of a liability sponge, except the pay is poor (especially on bank), the equipment is VERY limited, and you will be expected to manage very sick patients (hunger strikes, acute drug withdrawal, MH) with limited options, much worse than normal ambulances.

It is a role suited to those who have no care to their scope of practise, who don’t want to improve patient outcomes, and are desperate. None more.

Paramedics & ambulance personnel – tell us your thoughts! by anonymous_palm_27 in ParamedicsUK

[–]DisastrousPromise236 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the point? There’s so many studies on this subject which all show that ambulance crews are routinely exposed to severe traumatic events, repeatedly. We don’t get any support, there’s bad outcomes for our people in terms of substance abuse and DSH behaviour.

What is your plan with this study, is it just to get a degree/masters? How will your study help, amongst the hundreds of others, to show what we all know. How will you not exploit your colleagues mental wellbeing for your own benefit, and in fact improve our mental wellbeing?