Primary Care Network Paramedic

Paramedics work autonomously within the community using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches. They are health professionals who have the capability to make sound judgements in the absence of full information and to manage varying degrees of risk when there are complex, competing or ambiguous information or uncertainty., 1. work as part of a MDT within the PCN;

2. assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national clinical guidance and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the Primary care team

3. advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to prescribing service, and where appropriate, other community or voluntary services.

4. be able to:

a. perform specialist health checks and reviews within your scope of practice and in line with local and national guidance.

b. perform and interpret ECGs, alongside other results as appropriate

c. perform investigatory procedures as required

d. undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs and other samples within your scope of practice, and within line of local and national guidance.

e. perform investigatory procedures needed by patients and those requested by GPs and the wider PCN

5. support the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain community services (e.g. monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients living in sheltered housing)

6. provide an alternative model to urgent and same day home visits for the PCN and undertake clinical audits, As a Primary Care Network we are working hard to deliver on the national NHS England network contract that commenced in July 2019 and continues to March 2024.

This includes the following areas of focus:

anticipatory care

cardiovascular disease prevention and diagnosis

enhancing health in care homes

early diagnosis of cancer

tackling neighbourhood inequalities

structured medication reviews

social prescribing reviews

So as a primary care network ,with its member practices working ever closer together, it is important to establish shared core values which not only enables us to adapt, but to do so in the way that we all feel is right for our patients and staff. The outstanding contributions from Ryan, Roslea and Riverside surgeries in developing Bridgedales SHINE values is a key milestone and prepares the ground for the future.
Our Vision

GP practices have been working together in our area for years and formed BridgedalePrimary Care Network (PCN).Bridegale Primary Care Network is made up of GP registered patient lists for Roslea Surgery, Riverside Medical Centre and the Ryan Medical Centre. We serve a community of around 30,000 people. We are small enough to provide the personal care valued by our people and large enough to have impact and economies of scale through better collaboration.