This page is for those of you who believe the future of paramedic care lay in University Education.

I have deliberately not focused only on Emergency Care Practitioners as there is scope for EMS personnel in the UK to develop in many other fields of care.

If you know of, have been on or are participating on a university module which helps with you professional development please let me know and I will list it.

I do need a web link to it and a short description of the course.

Thanks. Mike

Paramedic

Hertfordshire

UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

School of Paramedic Sciences

College Lane. Hatfield. Hertfordshire. AL10 9AB.

Tel: 01707 285 903

Website: www.herts.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Degree in Paramedical Science (4 Year) Full Time

Foundation Degree in Paramedical Science (3 Years):

First year full time, second and third year part time

Pay 80% salary running through Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Ambulance & Paramedic Trust

Coventry

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

School of Health & Social Studies (Paramedics)

Coventry University Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB

Tel: 0247 679 5959

Website: www.coventry.ac.uk

Foundation Degree in Paramedical Science (2 Year) Full Time

Diploma of Professional Development in Paramedical Science (30 Weeks) Full Time

Sheffield

Sheffield University

Paramedic Studies

School of Health & Wellbeing .Collegiate Crescent Campus. Sheffield. S10 2BP.

Tel: 0114 225 5555

Email: hwbenquiries@shu.ac.uk

Website: www.shu.ac.uk

Diploma of Higher Education in Paramedic Practice (2 Year) Full Time

Paramedic Practitioner

Peninsula Medical School

Advanced Health Care Practice

An excellent clinical Master of Science Degree which builds upon Paramedic Practitioner knowledge base. At present the nurses who attend the course are able to gain a Nurse Practitioner accreditation via the Royal College of Nursing which reflects the US 'Nurse Practitioner' domains.

I would like to think that at some stage in the future there will be an Acute Care Module to gain recognition as an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner.

Below is a short quote from the course web page...

"The Advanced Health Care Practice programme offers health care practitioners, with a professional registration, the opportunity and scope to develop their potential as expert practitioners and leaders.

The Master of Science degree programme aims to enhance personal and professional development. This occurs within a supportive inter-professional and inter-agency learning environment where some of the most innovative thinking regarding advanced health care development is put into practice.

Three pathways have been developed to meet the needs of professionals who are:

Working in advanced practice in pre-hospital or acute settings.
Working in advanced practice in community settings.
Wishing to undertake the Nurse Practitioner Programme accredited by the Royal College of Nursing."

Plymouth University

This is an excellent 2 year course in association with the South Western Ambulance Service. It gives a good formal basis for Paramedic Practitioners to work in Primary Health Care as well as their own workplace.

Below is an extract from the University web page...
"This innovative programme has been designed to work across professional boundaries to meet both the current and future needs of experienced paramedics, nurses and other practitioners who are involved in the care of emergency patients.

The term emergency care is defined as the delivery of care to people with undiagnosed problems that they or others have defined as an emergency. The practitioner working in an emergency care environment has a crucial role to play in undertaking rapid patient assessment and making decisions about when and how to treat the patient.

This programme is inter-professional and is designed for practitioners with at least two years experience in emergency care with the relevant academic pre-requisites.

It is designed to develop the student into a competent and adaptive emergency care practitioner who has skills that are transferable across emergency care settings"

Specialist

University of Brighton

PGCert, PGDip, MSc. Cardiology

From personal experience this is a superb course.

Students who successfully complete this course have a credible qualification which, if acted upon, will lead to excellent job prospects in their field of expertise.

A quoted extract from the University Web page...

"This unique course meets the professional development needs of a wide range of practitioners working in cardiology. Participants advance their theoretical knowledge of clinical cardiology by examining current evidence for diagnosis and treatment, and learn to apply this towards good practice. They also gain a wider understanding of the differing roles of professionals involved in cardiac care."

"The course is designed for both part- and full-time study. Students will normally be expected to be working in a setting where cardiology is a significant part of day-to-day activity. Each module is taught over five consecutive days. Teaching staff are nationally and internationally renowned experts in cardiology and provide a broad range of learning experiences through lectures, group work and discussion. Throughout the course, exposure to relevant clinical activity integrates acquired knowledge into the reality of clinical practice."