Pre-Hospital Care Podcast

In this episode Nick Brown examines a cross section of perspectives from staff that have recently qualified to staff that have progressed through to fully qualified. We get their thoughts on education and mentoring through various routes into pre-hospital care. We also look at some of the support mechanisms for clinicians and the diverse range of presentations that pre-hospital care throws at you.  It is a fascinating insight into various levels of experience, clinical grades & thoughts through fresh eyes  in what can sometimes be one of the most challenging roles within the NHS.

In this episode we take a look at the components of high performing teams and what differentiates these from teams that fail to perform. We examine the concepts of ownership, humility, checklists, communication and non-technical skills. We also look clinicians relationship with failure and how that can either be a tool for positive change or compound the failure and associated implications. We take examples across domains and relate them back to pre-hospital care - looking at themes of successful teams from a technical and non-technical perspective. We hope you enjoy the episode. 

At the recording of this podcast episode, the world is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Eoin welcomes a special guest to go through the facts of the global crisis with Will Duffin, education lead and content director at the World Extreme Medicine.

In this episode of the pre-hospital care podcast, we welcome Mark Faulkner, an advanced paramedic practitioner, to unpack the often daunting legal world that paramedics are exposed to.

You never know when that "nightmare job" or patient is going to appear and put you to the test. As clinicians, we should be always attempting to push our push our skills closer to perfection. In this episode, Ben Clarke shares his insights into deliberate practice, in-time learning, and meta-cognition. 

In part 1 of our conversation with Ben Clarke (Assistant medical director of London Ambulance Service), we talk about leadership in pre-hospital care. What's more important - a good leader, or a good team willing to follow? Can you teach leadership or does it only come from experience? Can you be born a leader? How do you empower different types of staff on-scene? Join us as we explore the nature of leadership in pre-hospital care. 

Have you ever been working, and all sense of time and self melts away, and you find yourself in perfect sync with what you’re doing? There’s a word for that. It’s called the Flow State.  In part 2 of our conversation with Dr Esther Murray, we  explore Flow and how to put yourself in hyper productive mindsets more often using specific techniques anyone can implement in their work. Dr Murray is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology and an expert in the subject of moral injury and self-care. 

In part 1 (of 2) of our conversation with Dr Esther Murray, we explore the concept of a moral injury, and how paramedics can spot warning signs that they've suffered one, as well as tips on how to restore a good mental state. Dr Murray is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology and an expert in the subject of moral injury and self-care. 

In this episode, we welcome Victoria Lebrec, who fights for road safety in London after losing her leg being run over by a skip lorry in 2014. Others have lost limbs on the same section of road since her incident, and it is only one of many places in London where accident rates are disproportionately high. Victoria’s work is focused on raising awareness for the need for improvements for cyclist safety across London. 

Meet Dan Richards, an ex-patient of Eoin’s who lost his right arm and shoulder in a traffic accident 9 years ago. His story of recovery and his imperturbable attitude is inspiring. He summed it up perfectly with, “…whatever you want in life, you must work hard for it. Even if you don’t get it, you can still hold your head high and say, ‘Well, at least I did not give up,’ and while there is no shame in giving up, there is no success in it either.”