Pre-hospital Urgent Care with Kate Hardy

In this conversation we will examine the anatomy of the Advanced
Paramedic Practitioner in Urgent Care (APPUC) scheme as it
currently stands within London. We will examine the discharge to
the community rate, Alternative Care Pathway referral rates and
where they are being referred to, commonly seen pathology for the
group, advances in the scheme (innovation and where they are
looking to innovate), and finally aligned training that the
scheme receives. 


 Kate Hardy is an advanced paramedic practitioner in urgent
care working in London. She gives us insights into what the
anatomy of work looks like, the types of pathology, and the
Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) approach that the scheme takes. The
range of topics in the conversation include:


The concept of Urgent Care Advanced Paramedics  

What a day in the life of an APPUC looks like 

The discharge rate of the scheme 

Commonly seen pathologies for the scheme 

Training that the Advanced Paramedics receive.

Master’s level training and what that brings in terms of
critical thinking ability. 

Clinical governance and how that looks on an individual and
collective level.

How Kate has changed as a clinician through the scheme.

Alignment with the Multi-professional framework for advanced
clinical practice in England






Please find a link to the Multi-professional framework for
advanced clinical practice in England here:


https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/multi-professionalframeworkforadvancedclinicalpracticeinengland.pdf





My thanks to Kate for an engaging and insightful interview.