Paramedic Science: Useful Websites
Not all websites are of academic standard or trustworthy. The following websites are related to your profession and have standing within your industry. They may be helpful for current awareness, your professional development, or specific forms of information relevant to your studies.
- CASP checklistsThis website has set of critical appraisal tools designed to be used when reading research, for example, Randomised Controlled Trials or Qualitative studies
- College of ParamedicsThe College of Paramedics is the recognised professional body for paramedics in the UK. The College represents its members in all matters affecting their clinical practice and supports them to achieve the highest standards of patient care.
- Department of Health and Social CareInformation on public health, adult social care and the NHS.
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)Provides links to guidance, policies and standards of proficiencies.
- NHSThe UK’s largest Health website. Contains information for patients and NHS services.
- NHS Acronym BusterNHS Acronym Buster has over a thousand commonly used healthcare abbreviations for you to access when you need them.
- UK Health Security AgencyOne of the organisations taking the place of Public Health England. Responsible since April 2021 for UK-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care..
- Office for Health Improvement & DisparitiesOne of the organisations (together with the UK Health Security Agency) taking the place of Public Health England. This Office focusses on improving the nation’s health so that everyone can expect to live more of life in good health, and on levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life..
- World health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It has 194 member states and it is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
Library and Knowledge Services for Ambulance Services
If you are on placement or working with an NHS Ambulance Service, you can get access to the Library and Knowledge Service for Ambulance Services in England (LKSASE).
Anyone employed by or on placement with an ambulance service in England can self-register for NHS OpenAthens at [ https://openathens.nice.org.uk ], giving access to their particular ambulance service’s available resources and library support throughout their employment.
Registration requires an NHS email address - BCU cannot arrange this for you.
Individuals should take care to select the correct trust i.e. the ambulance service that employs them, when they register.