Contributors

Dawn Ball
PGCert ROM, Dip IMC (RCSEd), MCPara. Senior Lecturer University of Cumbria, Enhanced Care Paramedic (Bank) North East Ambulance Service.

Dawn started her medical career in the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1997 where she trained as a combat medical technician. Deploying across the globe in both operational and humanitarian roles, she gained invaluable experience in both trauma and primary care. In 2014 Dawn qualified as a paramedic at the University of Cumbria and has since used her knowledge and experience to help train others in combat casualty care and prehospital emergency care. Dawn has a keen interest in trauma and paediatrics and regularly instructs on several Resuscitation Council UK courses.

Emma Beadle
BSc(Hons), PGCert, MCPara. Advanced Paramedic Practitioner (Urgent Care).

Emma has 20 years' experience with the London Ambulance Service. She started as a qualified ambulance technician and became a paramedic in 2007. In 2011 she joined the Clinical Education department as a training officer with an IHDC instructor qualification. Emma graduated with a degree in paramedic science with emergency care practice in 2012 from the University of Hertfordshire. In 2016 she gained a postgraduate certificate in healthcare education from Anglia Ruskin University. Currently Emma is an advanced paramedic practitioner in urgent care and is studying for a master's in advanced clinical practice at St George's University London.

George Bell-Starr
FdSc, MCPara. Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

George began his career in paramedicine studying at the University of Worcester before starting with South Western Ambulance Foundation Trust as a newly qualified paramedic in 2017. He has continued to study, focusing particularly on clinical reasoning. His key areas of interest include mentoring, developing paramedic practice and frailty. In late 2020 he began training as an advanced practitioner in primary care within the Mid-Dorset Primary Care Network.

Geoffrey C. Bench
PGCert Medical Healthcare Education, Dip HE (Emergency Care), CAVA. Clinical Tutor/Driving Instructor, L4CERADI Motorcycle Response Unit/Cycle Response Unit, Paramedic.

Geoff began his ambulance career as an emergency medical technician (EMT) with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) 27 years ago, progressing to paramedic and then emergency care practitioner. Geoff has a passion for motorcycles which culminated in him joining the Motorcycle Response Unit with the LAS. Geoff moved into the education department 7 years ago and still works clinical shifts to maintain the high standards he sets himself.

Lisa Clegg
PhD, MHlthSc, BHlthSc. Senior Lecturer.

Dr Lisa Clegg has worked in healthcare delivery since 1980. After qualifying as a registered nurse, Lisa worked in several different areas within the hospital and aged care settings. From 1998 to 2009 she was employed with Ambulance Tasmania in the roles of paramedic, intensive care paramedic and paramedic educator. Whilst employed as a paramedic educator, Lisa worked with University of Tasmania academics to develop and deliver the Associate Degree in Paramedicine. In 2009 Lisa was appointed senior lecturer in paramedicine at the University of Tasmania where she was part of a team that developed and delivered the Bachelor of Paramedic Practice (BPP). Lisa was course co-ordinator for the BPP for 2 years. In 2016, Lisa was appointed as a senior lecturer in paramedicine at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). Lisa has completed a PhD researching mental healthcare in out-of-hospital practice. In 2021, Lisa commenced employment as a senior lecturer in paramedicine at Charles Sturt University (CSU).

Nigel Conway
MSc, BA (Hons). Cert Ed, RODP, Principal Lecturer, Programme Leader.

Nigel qualified in 1988 as an operating department practitioner initially working in a number of anaesthetic and surgical specialties in Oxford. He went on to develop his clinical career in the Midlands, London and the south coast of the UK. Alongside this Nigel continued to study, leading to roles in clinical practice education, lecturer practitioner and full-time academic employment in higher education, working his way up to principal lecturer. He has a wealth of experience, having lead and taught on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare programmes including paramedic science, non-medical prescribing, leadership and management and community nurse upskilling projects in the UK and internationally. He has also been involved with professional and regulatory projects and published a number of professional healthcare-focused articles and textbooks as well as undertaking a number of external examiner and clinical advisory roles.

Hayley Croft
BPharm, GCert Diabetes, PhD (Pharmacy), AACP, MPS. Pharmacist - Accredited Consultant.

Hayley began her pharmacy career in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, becoming a pharmacist and then accredited consultant pharmacist practising in the primary health sector. She later undertook a postgraduate certificate in diabetes education and management and a PhD in pharmacy which has led to her developing role as a clinician scientist in multimorbidity care with a focus on effective and safe utilisation of pharmacotherapies for complex, chronic patients. She has been delivering clinical pharmacy services to patients living in the community since 2000 and has worked in pharmacy education and research since 2007. Her key areas of interest are cardiometabolic health, disability care and pharmacy practice and education. Hayley has published in international peer-reviewed journals.

Dan Davern
MSc, GDip, BSc, Dip NQEMT-AP, MCPara.

Dan began his career completing a diploma in emergency medical technology - paramedic at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and working as a firefighter/paramedic with a statutory fire, rescue and ambulance service. He later undertook a graduate diploma and master of science in emergency medical science. He is currently a PhD candidate in the field of emergency medicine. Dan currently practises as an advanced paramedic and is registered in both the UK and Ireland. He has worked in education since 2010 and is currently Head of Institution at DX2 in Dublin. His key areas of interest are prehospital airway management and clinical practice guideline development. Dan sits on the NAEMT European Education Committee and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council's education and standards committee.

Sarah Dineen-Griffin
PhD, MPharm, GradCertPharmPrac, BBSci, AACPA, AdvPP(II), MPS. Lecturer.

Sarah is a lecturer in health management and leadership at Charles Sturt University, Australia. She has been a research investigator on national and international pharmacy projects and has published in international journals. At an international level, she is an editorial board member for Pharmacy Practice and Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. Sarah is an executive committee member of the Community Pharmacy Section of the International Pharmaceutical Federation. At a national level, she is Vice President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's New South Wales Branch, and appointed to the Expert Advisory Committee leading the Review of the Australian National Medicines Policy. Sarah was named Early Career Pharmacist of the Year in 2021.

Matt Dixon
MSc, PGCert, BSc (Hons), FdSc, MCPara. Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Bank Specialist Paramedic (Urgent and Emergency Care).Matt began his career in 2007 as a community first responder, graduating as a paramedic in 2011. He initially worked on ambulances in Wiltshire, UK, providing the normal range of paramedic care, before taking on additional responsibility as a mentor and educator working with new students and developing colleagues. He moved into urgent care in 2016, completing an MSc and working in a senior admission avoidance role within the ambulance service. In 2018 he left to work in general practice in a surgery in Bristol, going on to be one of the first paramedic prescribers in the UK. He has a small portfolio of publications and recently has written on the topic of prescribing for paramedics and pharmacology.

Jennifer Dod
BSc (Hons), FdSc, Paramedic. Lecturer - Paramedic Practice.

Jenny graduated from the University of Sussex in 2006 with a first class honours degree in chemistry. She then worked for 5 years as a research scientist for an Oxfordshire pharmaceutical company. She worked in early-stage drug design and discovery on a variety of clinical projects, including those targeting Alzheimer disease and neuropathic pain via sodium ion channels. In 2011 she joined South Central Ambulance Service as an emergency care assistant. She qualified as an ambulance technician in 2014 and gained a foundation degree in paramedic sciences from Oxford Brookes in 2015. After gaining her paramedic registration, she worked at Kidlington Ambulance Station as a paramedic and clinical mentor. In 2018 she returned to Oxford Brookes to join the paramedic sciences teaching team as a lecturer specialising in pharmacology. She is also a qualified prehospital trauma life support instructor and is currently studying part time for a master's in pharmacology.

Paul Doherty
Paramedic Science (FdSc), Paramedic Science (PGCert), Medical and Healthcare Education (PGCert). Clinical Education Tutor.

Paul has worked for the NHS since 2012 and began...