Addressing the challenges facing the paramedic profession in the United Kingdom.
ambulance services
paramedics
professional identity
Journal
British medical bulletin
ISSN: 1471-8391
Titre abrégé: Br Med Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0376542
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Sep 2023
07 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
06
04
2023
revised:
11
08
2023
accepted:
17
08
2023
medline:
8
9
2023
pubmed:
8
9
2023
entrez:
8
9
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The paramedic profession within the United Kingdom has been evolving at pace over the last 20 years. While they are most associated with their work in ambulance services, paramedics are now found throughout a range of clinical and academic settings. Literature Review. Despite emergence of the paramedic across the healthcare workforce, the understanding and awareness of the professional role and capabilities is poor. This could be due to a lack of representation within senior leadership roles and within health and social care policy. Understanding of the paramedic professional identity, from a philosophical and sociological perspective, remains incomplete. A challenge for the future is to explore how the paramedic role can continue to develop across a range of clinical settings, while retaining its sui generis professional identity. Research to establish perspectives of and about the paramedic profession may assist in developing an understanding of identity and its place within the wider healthcare workforce.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The paramedic profession within the United Kingdom has been evolving at pace over the last 20 years. While they are most associated with their work in ambulance services, paramedics are now found throughout a range of clinical and academic settings.
SOURCES OF DATA
METHODS
Literature Review.
AREAS OF AGREEMENT
RESULTS
Despite emergence of the paramedic across the healthcare workforce, the understanding and awareness of the professional role and capabilities is poor. This could be due to a lack of representation within senior leadership roles and within health and social care policy.
AREAS OF CONTROVERSY
RESULTS
Understanding of the paramedic professional identity, from a philosophical and sociological perspective, remains incomplete.
GROWING POINTS
CONCLUSIONS
A challenge for the future is to explore how the paramedic role can continue to develop across a range of clinical settings, while retaining its sui generis professional identity.
AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH
CONCLUSIONS
Research to establish perspectives of and about the paramedic profession may assist in developing an understanding of identity and its place within the wider healthcare workforce.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37681285
pii: 7262998
doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldad024
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press.