Paramedic Role: Health & Social Care Professional Regulations in UK

This presentation provides an overview of the role of paramedics as registered healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom, focusing on the regulations set by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It details the standards for practice, training, and professional education that paramedics must adhere to, including the ability to practice effectively, manage fitness to practice, adhere to ethical and legal criteria, understand the impact of equality and diversity, maintain confidentiality, communicate effectively, and maintain accurate records. The presentation also emphasizes the importance of continuous review and reflection on practice, ensuring quality, and maintaining a safe practice environment, highlighting the HCPC's role in regularly reviewing standards to reflect current practices.

The Role of the Health or Social Care
Professional

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 Introduction
 Regulatory in UK

INTRODUCTION
 Paramedic is registered care professional by the
health and care professional council. Who provide a
medical care in an emergency situations.
 In united kingdom paramedics are regulated by the
HCPC (health and care professional council).

Regulatory in UK
 Health and care professions council sets standards for
practice, training and professional education in the field
of paramedics.
 HCPC provide some guidance and advice about the good
practice which assist the paramedics to meet the
standards. According to this guidance registrant
paramedics must:

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 Be capable to practise effectively and safely in their
practice scope.
 Be capable to manage fitness to practise.
 Be able to practise in the ethical and legal criteria.
 Be aware about the impact of equality, diversity and
culture on practice.

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 Be aware about the impact of equality, diversity and
culture on practice.
 Be able to practice ad a non-discriminatory way.
 Understand the significance of and be capable to manage
confidentiality.
 Be capable to communicate in impactful way.
 Be able to work and maintain record appropriately.
 Be able to review and reflect on practice.

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 Be able to make the surety to quality of practice.
 Be able to make an appropriate skills and knowledge to
inform practice.

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 Have the key concepts of the relevant
knowledge base to their profession.
 Have understanding about the
requirement to maintain and establish a
safe practice environment.

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 HCPC keep the standard under regularly
review, to look at how paramedics are
working and always check whether they
regular reflect present practices.
 The HCPC comprising twelve members
team appointed in accordingly the
legislation. They have power to make the
rules for different purpose.