About our community paramedic role
Community paramedics are here to support patients with all aspects of healthcare, from the smallest of illness and injuries to medical emergencies. Our community paramedics may treat their patients at home or in a healthcare centre depending on what best suits the patient’s needs. They are fully trained to know the best support that is need for every patient in cases of life-threatening conditions or minor injuries.
What can community paramedics offer?
Paramedics work in a variety of roles within general practice. Their background in pre-hospital care means that they are used to working with people with a variety of health conditions – from coughs and minor injuries, to more serious conditions such as asthma and heart attacks. They work alongside GPs to help manage routine or urgent appointments, as well as telephone triage (assessment or urgency of illness or injury) and home visits. Paramedics in primary care can also:
- assess and triage of patients, including same day triage and as appropriate providing definite treatment
- advise patients on general healthcare and promoting self-management
- perform specialist health checks and reviews, perform and interpret ECG’s, undertake investigatory procedures, and they can even perform a blood test
- If a patient has more complicated problems, paramedics can ask the GP or another specialist to help make an appropriate clinical decision
Contact details
For any advice or enquiries about this role please contact your registered GP surgery for more information.