The Scottish Trauma Network with Martin Esposito

In this conversation, we will examine how trauma is both managed
and reported on throughout Scotland. The Scottish Ambulance
Service (SAS) receives over 1.5 million calls a year and responds
to over 500,000 emergency incidents per year. In the episode, we
will discuss The Scottish Trauma Audit Group (STAG) as a national
audit group within the Scottish National Audit Programme of
Public Health Scotland. STAG measures and is tasked to improving
the quality of care, overall experience, and long-term
outcome of patients with significant injuries throughout
Scotland. We will also examine the Advanced Practitioner in
Critical Care scheme in Scotland and how it has developed, how it
is managed and some of the recent adaptations according to need
throughout Scotland. We will also look at the need for key
interventions when critical care is not available.


  To do this I am speaking with Martin Esposito. Martin is a
Consultant Paramedic for Major Trauma within SAS. In this role,
he is the lead for all the major trauma work within SAS and also
line manages the Advanced Practitioners in Critical Care. As well
as trauma, is has a special interest in Pain Management and is
the SAS lead for pain management as well as an Honorary Tutor at
Cardiff University. More information on STAG can be found here:
https://www.stag.scot.nhs.uk/





We look forward to seeing you in 2024. Happy New Year!





Eoin