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NQP1 ~ Diversity, Equity & Belonging @ParamedicsUK ~ Research associate in trans and non-binary emergency care @BU_ParaScience 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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2 months

The degree was cool but this is by far the thing I’m most proud of in possibly my life so far. “Clinical considerations in relation to diversity and equality” is now out on @JRCALCPlus @AACE_org ! Advice for assessing and supporting trans pt’s is now literally at your fingertips🏳️‍⚧️

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

Reading obs off the gloves I’ve just binned

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

Just a reminder that someone in a position of authority looked at this and decided it needed putting up all over a hospital

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Nat (They/Them)

11 months

As a final year student para, I could join an ambulance trust at band 5, get 6 months of sporadic teaching, and get band 6 in a couple of years. Or I could do this👇 at band 5, get supervision & teaching over 2.5 years, with 0 nights/weekends and get band 7.

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N Miranda

11 months

Apprentice Physician's assistants can now get paid at band 5, same as a fully qualified Nurse or a year 1 Doctor without any of the training. Requirements include 1. "interest in the subject matter" 2. Experience of health care desirable but not essential, but managing a

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

@SwingCompass @DrOliBol Much like a doctor has overheads for registration fees, indemnity insurance, proffesional exams and mandatory training which is payed at personal expense?

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

Hungary: Due to our blatant homophobia on a national scale you can’t wear any pride symbols on national TV Sebastian Vettel: hold my pornstar

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

“Well then why have you brought them to hospital?” HALFWAY THROUGH my handover. Can we not be a little kinder to student Paramedics at triage?

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

Seen this image a lot recently. Those baby-blue rank slides mean that this is a student paramedic (and judging by the 3 person crew on this truck, an external one) this means that they’ll be working a 36-50 hour week for free and paying to be there. Just a reminder

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Nat (They/Them)

8 months

This is the view that hundreds of student Paras have for days at a time. Isolated, excluded from conversation and not ideal for learning. Great to see mentors recognising the benefits of getting students more involved on placements and making them feel like part of the team.

@ParaAndy90

Andy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚑

8 months

Off to our 1st job today. Student Paramedic getting the #viewfromthefront #studentparamedic

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Please stop interrupting students when they’re literally in the middle of a handover in resus 🥲 Happened on two separate occasions today and it totally derailed me both times

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Things I’d love to see on every ambulance station: - beds, actual beds in an actual quiet room - training room which is open, stocked and accessible (maybe with task suggestions from L&D each week) - a station cat, for obvious reasons

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Nat (They/Them)

1 month

1) Specialist Paramedic in critical care gaining precise POCUS-guided intravenous access with kit from their IV ankle pouch 2) Me popping a pink in the dominant ACF after some vigorous ‘tap-tap-tap’

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Nat (They/Them)

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Started the day as an FR, but finished the day as a Paramedic! So nice to get the payoff from 3+ years of hard work, with thanks to all the awesome people who’ve helped me along the way. Here’s to even more learning in the future 🥂

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Primary care education is just as useful as emergency medicine for student paramedics

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AnonBlackNurse

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1 year

Unpopular opinion. NHS edition. Go.

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1 year

she's everything he's just ken

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Nat (They/Them)

2 months

3+ years ago I finished my final shift before becoming a student para, in pre-op assessment, supporting anaesthetists to work up patients. Today I finished my final shift as a student para, being supported by anaesthetists to develop my airway management skills for patients.

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Nat (They/Them)

4 months

Got disciplined by a matron for having a pride flag and pronouns in my email signature, which was “unprofessional” and “against trust guidelines”. Set me on the path to my current hill I’ll die on, as well as confirming that nursing culture wasn’t really for me

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Revamped | Career & Workplace Development

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What experience in the workplace radicalized you?

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

These gender reveals really are getting more niche

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Lucy Hutton 💙

3 years

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Nat (They/Them)

11 months

Cheers for all the death threats today you lovey people, it lets me know I’m being loud enough about the bigotry that trans and enby people experience daily. Afraid I’m not going to stop talking about, or educating other clinicians on the provision of safe LGBTQ+ care 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

“paramedic workforce will need to increase by around 14,200– 15,600” Who is going to train them? “paramedics have more rotational training placements across hospital, community and primary care settings” Is a 3 year BSc long enough? Let alone 2 year MSc/Apprenticeship?

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Absolute awesomeness seeing this many student paras in one place, especially after 2 years without a conference.

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

Maybe it’s an ND thing but I don’t understand why we encourage students to bring baked goods onto placement settings? Why should I have to exchange brownies for basic civil treatment? And why are we passing this down as advice?

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Nat (They/Them)

2 months

You know what’s awesome? Handing over a non-binary Pt in ED, telling the triage nurse that they’re non-binary, the nurse going “oh okay” and then instantly switching to they/them pronouns flawlessly. Info. handed over > noted down > and actioned without faf. As it should be!🏳️‍⚧️

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Nat (They/Them)

10 months

Hot take: stop telling student paramedics that there’s learning opportunities in working/running the ED corridor. We know there is, but that’s not why we’re there. We’re often there as free labour provision when we could be out on the road with far greater learning opportunity.

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Nat (They/Them)

11 months

Anyone know why there’s a bunch of PHEM/HEMS placement opportunities for medical students but absolutely zero that I can find for student paramedics? I’ve applied to a handful over the last two years and every single time been told it’s medical students only.

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

Sometimes I worry that I spout off about LGBTQ+ inequity a little too much, a little too loud. Then I read stuff like the replies to this and just feel the need to get louder.

@RainbowNHSBadge

NHS Rainbow Badge

@RainbowNHSBadge

3 years

Announcement: Following a hugely successful pilot of phase 2 of the NHS Rainbow Badge project, and a detailed tendering process, we are delighted to confirm that NHS England has provided funding for a further 40 NHS Trusts to undertake the NHS Rainbow Badge assessment model. 1/2

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Let it begin

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

ED HCA: “How do you go into all those people’s houses every day, not knowing what you’ll find?” Me, tired and dumb: “The front door usually”

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Why am I not surprised. Paramedics missed/forgotten about AGAIN. Despite myself and others filling out the consultation documents, despite more paramedics working in hospital than ever, despite almost every other AHP getting their own colour-way.

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Matthew

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1 year

Closer look at the uniforms

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Everyone is understandably popping off about the new triage sieve tool, but ngl I am LOVING the new tally chart most of all. No more hurried drawing of columns on my arm

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Nat (They/Them)

7 months

ED placement as a student para: Got to assess, diagnose, discuss and support the treatment of a huge mix of patients, with follow up on every single one of them. With more in-depth teaching than I’ve ever experienced. (Also got a fist-bump off the Cas Reg just saying)

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

In what I can only assume is an admin error @ParamedicsUK have gone ahead and published my ramblings in Paramedic Insight. Huge thanks to @HowlettGemma @GrahamClark24 Rebecca Connolly & the whole CoP DSG for their support

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Nat (They/Them)

9 months

I’d kill for a resus-room style podcast focussing just on minors. Such a huge paucity of evidence based practice and variation in the area would make it super tricky though.

@KeepGoinEoin

Eoin McCarthy

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@rosieICM Agree. Minors is the most high risk place in any ED. It’s not sexy, doesn’t have any podcasts and doesn’t have the equivalent of ‘resuscitationists’ (🤮), but it is where you’ll get your arse handed to you.

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

Getting annoyed now. I cannot speak for trans people, nor can I speak for women, but as a human who writes/researches/waffles on about LGBTQ+ matters like there’s no tomorrow - I have NEVER seen a tweet by @drphiliplee1 that doesn’t uphold high standards of allyship

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Nat (They/Them)

3 months

Final assignment in after 3+ years of learning and study to become a paramedic! Incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped drag me this close to the finish line, as well as those who’ve shown me just how genuinely enjoyable and fulfilling academia and research can be.

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

@Ortho_PA_ Really not loving “basic human decency” in a tweet relating to Qatar, a country that *checks notes* persecutes queer people on a systematic level

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Nat (They/Them)

9 months

I once forgot the word for radiotherapy and asked an OSCE Pt when they’d “last been microwaved” 🙃 Still passed though

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Sethina Watson

9 months

Your most embarrassing moment in medicine? I have several that I’m not sure I could share 😳 Whispering 69 to the dean of the medical school in front of the entire year is one. I meant to say 99. He replied ‘only on Saturdays’ TBH I’ve blanked the details of this

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

The “which ambulance are we in?” - “The yellow one” joke will never not be funny.

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Had the privilege of being invited by @SarahToddPara to present at the @ParamedicsUK inclusive recruitment conference in Birmingham. Talking about recruitment into Paramedicine from the other side of the desks and all those potential paramedics from the backgrounds we miss.

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

If I had a penny for every time I was told I “don’t look gay” then I’d be tweeting you my nonsense from a french château. As it is I’m not that rich, not actually gay (pansexual) and celebrating #ComingOutDay whether I “look gay” or not 🏳️‍🌈 (never got what that meant anyway)

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

“But won’t your ADHD get in the way of being a paramedic?” I proceeded to explain all the ways that my divergence can make me a BETTER practitioner than a neurotypical individual but occupational health were not vibing with it. Upon reflection - I literally do not care 😉

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Nat (They/Them)

3 months

Got my diss grade today so a bit torn about what I’m more proud of, but working to create a national guideline to support ambo clinicians in the care of LGBTQ+ people is definitely up there! Thank you to all the clinicians and SME’s who have helped to create this new guideline

@AACE_org

Association of Ambulance Chief Executives

3 months

The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives has announced the forthcoming launch of a new #JRCALC guideline, ‘ #Clinical Considerations in Relation to #Diversity and #Equality ’ which will help #ambulance clinicians continue to provide the most appropriate ... [1/2]

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Gutted to be missing @ParamedicsUK #ParaCon23 but as excuses go I feel like mine isn’t too shabby. Good luck to all those representing Paramedic research today! @PhDpara @SammerTang @lizharrisFCPara @AndySwinburnQAM

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

So tired of trying to improve handover skills and getting interrupted/ignored multiple times while trying to do it. I understand it at times but my zoomy brain really struggles with how often it happens

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Nat (They/Them)

5 months

As a student paramedic, seeing some of the views expressed towards paramedics here is really bleak. I’m all for discourse but some of it demonstrates some really naff views on paramedics generally and our profession’s history of providing quality pre-hospital care.

@AnaesUnited

Anaesthetists United

5 months

Plan by @swasFT to introduce pre-hospital anaesthesia air-ambulance teams without a doctor on board. Is this appropriate? We want to start this discussion now.

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Quick outing for the lucky steth today - ALS OSCE done! No more exams this year - now to try and actually relax for a change

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Brave move, pretty awesome move. Paramedics driven and led by a Director of Paramedicine, supported by two associate medical directors.

@jasonkillens

Prof Jason Killens KAM

1 year

Today our Trust Board has approved changes to our senior clinical leadership that will see @AndySwinburnQAM become Executive Director of Paramedicine from Jan24 and us become the first UK ambulance service not to have a Medical Director leading our clinical strategy. #TeamWAST

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Cancelled my RCN membership this week. The package they offer members and students like myself is great, but cannot financially support a professional body that is willing to step on every AfC clinician to get what they want. We’re stronger together

@theRCN

The RCN

1 year

A new pay spine for nursing would mean, like doctors and dentists, nursing pay would be negotiated separately, getting our profession the recognition it is owed. This is crucial for safe staffing. Vote on this and the rest of the NHS pay offer here:

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

To the person in Delamere services who just came up and told my knackered crew-mate and I “you are so appreciated for what you do” then walked off 1 - sorry we didn’t thank you properly, we’re both a bit tired 2 - thank you for being such a nice human 🥲

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Nat (They/Them)

4 months

Lil old me talking about how we as paramedics can and should be caring better for trans & non-binary patients, wherever we work. So much left to do but I feel so privileged to have been given the opportunity to talk about this in a national setting. #ParaCon24 @ParamedicsUK 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Nat (They/Them)

11 months

Been rocking the rainbow lanyard, they/them pronoun pin, rainbow badge and rainbow boot laces today. Small symbols really matter to LGBTQ+ Pt’s. Gonna keep saying it but regardless of what the Health sec says: my ambulance is a safe ambulance

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Immi Beresford

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11 months

Felt even more important than ever to wear this pin whilst out on shift today, in the wake of the Tories’ dangerous transphobia at their party conference. Everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and humanity whilst accessing healthcare. Everyone.

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Wake up babe, new workforce plan just dropped

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

The lack of understanding of literally *fundamental* paramedic scope is just…

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

I have a new least-favorite drug to draw up while on the move: Paracetamol/Ibuprofen suspension. Trying to get a syringe worth from the sachets while in the back of a moving ambo has left me, the walls and my steth painfully sticky

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

@MJA9622 Louder for the people in the back

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Nat (They/Them)

8 months

Shortlisted for another NQP Job… might actually end up employed at this rate! 😅

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Morning peeps, especially good morning to all those student paramedics making their way to @SwanseaUni for @UKSPC 23! The speaker lineup is looking outstanding although you will have to put up with me at the beginning. Looking forward to seeing you all!

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

I cannot stress enough how grateful I am to @swasFT @Diversity_SWAST for bringing me along to the conference as student rep, to @BU_ParaScience for their continued support and to @ParamedicsUK @SarahToddPara @GrahamClark24 @Akkikko for all their mentorship and friendship

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

@jade_w08 ‘Uniformity’ has long been used as an excuse to disallow people from practicing in the NHS. I remember being told I was unprofessional for a rainbow becaus it wasn’t uniform. (It wasn’t my uniformity the matron had an issue with, it was my queerness) Lots of trivial policies harm

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Nat (They/Them)

5 months

Well I for one am very excepted. About time we had an update along with the rest of NHSE, in keeping with the new national uniform standard.

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Nat (They/Them)

11 months

I cannot stress enough how grim this is. Any trans/enby person reading this news - please be assured that the opinions of the government do not affect the inclusive care you can and should receive in the NHS. My ward is a safe ward. My ambulance is a bloody safe ambulance 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Sky News

11 months

Transgender women will be banned from being treated in female hospital wards in England, under new proposals suggested by the health secretary

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

Infantilizing staff of any grade really salts my apples, but the 2 very senior and sometimes scary nurses who months ago decided to “adopt” me and proclaim themselves my aunties honestly get me through the day sometimes.

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Nat (They/Them)

4 months

If there’s one thing I’m particularly proud of in my career so far, it’s this. Every Paramedic trained in line with the new curriculum will be able to assess, communicate with and treat Transgender and non-binary patients the way they deserve - properly. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

So often when handing over Pt’s in ED I’m challenged to justify why I conveyed to that particular hosp. One of the reasons that I feel most passionate about yet seems to receive the most scorn is that the patient could not afford the return trip home from the other hosp option.

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Nat (They/Them)

2 months

Can we stop doing this? These roles often involve a portfolio of responsibility for introducing and applying policy across entire organisations. This is tactical/strategic decision making, at sometimes a regional level advising hundreds of staff. That deserves fair pay.

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Elshad

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: Why on earth is an “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist” paid more than a senior doctor in Respiratory Medicine ?? Which one of these roles carries more responsibility ?? Arrr NHS is a profoundly unserious organisation 🤡🤡🤡

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

Me at handover: Yeah mate, only one bit of kit needed, should be spares in stores

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

After an incredible @NatAmbLGBTUK I’m still in disbelief at the privilege of being awarded the gold star of life. Being in the company of people like @DrewDalton1980 @GrahamClark24 and other recipients who I look up to so much is incredibly humbling. Thank you for the kindness 🥲

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

And this 👇 is why we need ambulances like this in the first place. Public, blatant homophobia against the very people coming to do nothing but help.

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Paul Golding

1 year

Sorry, but if this ambulance turned up for me, I’d tell them to sod off.

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Nat (They/Them)

8 months

Brilliant reply from Tom. Taking someone to hospital to be “safe” - is it safe for the Pt or safe for you and your registration? The best thing for the patient is the best thing for the patient. And that’s different every time.

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Tom Paddock

@ThomasJPaddock

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@HarryTtweets Let me tell you a story from when a dear friend was an F1 in Care of the Elderly. Mr Smith was 94, and his care line called 999 after he tripped over he dropped his cup of tea, and overbalanced trying to mop it up. The ambulance crew found his BP was 175/90 and LBBB (1/?)

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

30+ ambulance staff going through security for an airside major incident exercise and all realised at the same time that they’re wearing steel toe capped boots. One of the funniest things I’ve seen a while especially given how tiny said security porta-cabin was

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Nat (They/Them)

4 months

Didn’t get many pics as I was too busy waffling, but it was amazing presenting a poster at @ParamedicsUK national research conference & humbling seeing the calibre of work on display. Big thanks as always to the @BU_ParaScience team & especially @pete_phil85 for all the support!

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

@ShewbridgeMatt @sarah_aslannnn As the most junior, and only male member of a specialist nursing team who gets mistaken for a doctor almost daily purely because I’m a bloke - hush, this IS a real problem! please get a grip and educate yourself 🙃

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1 year

Spending my weeks practicing skills in the sunshine and struggling to come to terms with what I’ve gotten up to this year. Had an incredible time at parliament thanks to @BritCUR & of course @hss_bu @BU_ParaScience . Never thought I’d be doing this kind of thing but it’s so cool🥲

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Nat (They/Them)

3 months

I’ve never understood the ‘maturity’ stance taken against young HCP’s. I have mates qualifying as paramedics at 21, I’ve had mentors younger than me as a 24 y/o student para and as far as I’m aware there’s 0 actual evidence demonstrating that young = poor practice?

@neilorpen

neil orpen

3 months

@bmj_latest Beware - being a fully qualified doctor at 21 / 22 may be a big ask for the level of maturity needed to take on the role safely and in the best interests of patients Rushing this has many potential risks

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

To the midwifery mentor who not only used my pronouns in conversion, but also when introducing me AND then went though all of my written feedback from other midwives correcting wrong pronouns: thank you 🥹

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

@drphiliplee1 Phil coming in with yet more green flags 🥰

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

@drphiliplee1 A med director wore a penguin suit and it was lovely and sweet and nothing else happened I promise.

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Have people roll their eyes all the time when I double check saline for flushing - but this is why I’ll always do it!

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Nat (They/Them)

6 months

Last day in ED today and I’m slightly heartbroken. Can’t remember a time when I’ve had so much clinical teaching, literally learning practice changing things from every case. The willingness to teach and share knowledge has been fantastic and I’m hungry for more.

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

High fidelity simulation with vomit, pounding EDM and flashing lights is all well and good for scene management training, but throw a dog in the mix and I am GONE. The boi requires attention and I am here for it

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Absolutely blown away at the reaction to the @UKSPC 23 conference. It was a massive privilege to give the opening talk and great to see the culmination of 8 months hard work by @EmmaWainw and the rest of the @ParamedicsUK team. Thanks once again for all the support!

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Nat (They/Them)

4 months

Driving licence application in the post, flat hunting in earnest, NQP offer accepted - we’re officially moving to England lads.

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Nat (They/Them)

3 years

What 98 y/o ‘Dorris’ sees when we finally rock up

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Nat (They/Them)

7 months

First interview and assessment set for NQP job this morning - lucky steth don’t fail me now!

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Paramedics/ambo peeps - with the debate around ECA’s at band 3 vs band 4, what are views on ECA’s attending/assessing patients in the first place? It’s something I see a lot as a student and it doesn’t match up with what I was originally taught about the role’s scope.

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Yeah trauma care is cool and everyone looks good in red trousers but this 👇 is what made me want to become a paramedic. Talking to patients, taking a SOLID Hx, diagnosing the problem and facilitating the solution. Bloody awesome

@DonnchadhaD

Donnchadha DB

1 year

It is such a privilege as #ambulance crews to have almost infinite time with patients. Just spent 1.5hrs talking to a pt before we really knew why we were called. Pt said he were the first ppl to take the time to talk to him, we explained how lucky we are to not have time limits

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

My not at all convoluted setup is ready to go. Been a long-term pipe dream to present at #ParaCon22 and thanks to many people @ParamedicsUK and @BU_ParaScience I’m able to actually go and do it

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

Delighted/slightly shocked to announce I’ll be speaking at @ParamedicsUK #Paracon22 this year! I’ll be speaking about so called gay conversion therapy and how paramedics/pre-hospital clinicians can make a difference and support victims

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Nat (They/Them)

27 days

Being able to deploy as a paramedic in this context alongside a senior EM decision maker would not only be great craic, it’d be such a fantastic learning opportunity. Can’t wait to see how far this new way of working progresses.

@Medic_Russell

Russell 🏳️‍🌈

1 month

Has been a pleasure and privilege to spend the last year delivering community emergency medicine across north east London. Getting to see patients in the context of their own environments and give them the best care we can is an absolute honour. Community EM is a game changer!

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Nat (They/Them)

1 year

Very rare to see this level of tailoring nowadays, even on the wealthy. So let's talk about some of the reasons why it's great. 🧵

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Nat (They/Them)

6 months

Poster presentation done, job interview done, all off the back of 5/7 days of placement. No more exams left! Just 2 more assignments left and couple hundred odd hours of placement and we’re there peeps.

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

Some people just wanna see the world burn

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Nat (They/Them)

7 months

@DrBenLovell As an ADHD person I’m very fidgety and stim when sat down, it’s not bad in a room full of others but having a camera on me puts a spotlight on it. Makes me feel like I’m going to come across as bored or disinterested.

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Nat (They/Them)

9 months

Nothing quite like asking one of your favourite HALO’s if they need you to stay and then responding: “nah you’re alright, I read your tweets” 👀

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Nat (They/Them)

3 months

Not gonna say “happy pride month” because it ain’t that happy right now. There’s so much work that needs to happen amongst the profession and within the ambulance service to ensure that LGBTQ+ and especially transgender and non-binary people receive good care.

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

HEATED discussion tonight in the student para group chat about which biscuits are best to purloin from the ED

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Nat (They/Them)

2 years

Seeing as how I as a student had to purchase my own steel toe capped boots (PPE for my safety) because the trust refused to supply them, I bought suede so I’d never have to polish a pair again.

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@tykeharvey

T y k e

2 years

Do you keep your work boots clean and polished? Having seen that #kiwipolish is been withdrawn from the UK. Im interested in seeing who still does this habit. I have been cleaning and polishing my work boots daily since ‘99

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Nat (They/Them)

23 days

Got the C1 retake first thing tomorrow morning - do this anxious paramedic a favour and keep some fingers crossed for me!

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Nat (They/Them)

6 months

Nothing quite like the feeling of finally getting in after a late finish and the other half going “huh, I’ve never seen you with a radio before”. 🙃

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