Kevin Hoey
17 Mar 2015 · Coroner William Morris · Cambridgeshire (North & East)
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of training on patient suitability for community treatment or hospital transfer
“East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust should liaise with East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust in relation to training under the EMAS Paramedic [name redacted], identifying whether a patient is suitable for treatment in the Community or requires hospital transfer, with a view to East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust considering introduction of training similar to that under the EMAS Paramedic [name redacted].”
Responses
2015-0101-Response-by-East-of-England-Ambulance-Service.pdf ↗· East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Stated action
“The Trust welcomes any improvements to support paramedics in their decision making and will be reviewing this case to ensure that learning is embedded to mitigate any chance of this being repeated.”