So What Happens Now?

The tragic events of this Thursday have reverberated around the country: a young woman with her life ahead of her, killed in an apparently random attack on a city bus in the early morning build up to rush hour. No-one could fail to be moved by the impact this will have on those who knew […]

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What Is An AMHP?

To see any of the other Paramedic Series blogs, refer to the index: An Approved Mental Health Professional is a person who is warranted, or authorised, to make certain legal decisions and applications under the Mental Health Act 1983.  Usually, this person will be a social worker who has undertaken additional training to become warranted […]

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The Use of Force

To see any of the other Paramedic Series blogs, refer to the index: This afternoon I did a lecture at the University of Worcester to a group of undergraduate, student paramedics.  This is one of four universities in the West Midlands for training student paramedics and I’d gone there full of ideas of what we’d […]

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