Pre-Hospital Care Podcast The future state of Pre-hospital Care with Jason Killens
In this conversation, we will examine the current state of NHS ambulance service delivered care and how we can approach this with a different perspective. We will examine the current models of operation and how over the next 10 to 20 years this needs to be flipped on its head. We will explore the numbers of See, treat and convey versus see, treat and refer, versus telephone consult and close and how this can be flipped on its head. We will also explore how the adage of modern technology can we can meet these needs througg technology and how the progressive Paramedic Career Framework supports this through advanced urgent care practitioners & more pathways to refer patients to. We will also explore some of the innovations that Jason has initiated to work toward this goal.
Jason Killens is the Chief Executive of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, which is the national provider of 999, 111 and non-emergency patient transport services for Wales. Jason has spent his career working in Ambulance Services in the UK and Australia. He progressed through the ranks in London Ambulance Service from an Emergency Medical Technician to Executive Director of Operations. He was appointed as the Chief Executive of the South Australia Ambulance Service in 2015 before joining the Welsh Ambulance Service as Chief Executive in September 2018. In the conversation, we examine:
- Jason’s journey through healthcare
- The current state of activity
- The future state of activity
- Why hear and treat has come to the fore.
- Risks of this proposed model
- How modern tech supports this vision
- The Paramedic Career Framework and how this also supports future state operations (urgent care ambassadors)
- New innovations that Jason is looking at
- What happens if we don’t adopt this flipped model of care?
- Final thoughts
My thanks to Jason for his reflections and thoughts on this topic. To see more of the inverted pyramid of care, please see here: