This is a fund set up by The Sandpiper Trust that seeks to reflect how Mark’s family and friends remember him and his outlook on life. Mark died in October 2014, aged 48. Mark was involved in many areas of pre-hospital care and was instrumental in the setting up of the Grampian Immediate Care Scheme. Read More …
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh have developed a new Diploma in Urgent Medical Care for Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics across the UK. The 2-day exam will take place on Tuesday 12th March – Wednesday 13th March 2019, 8.30am – 5.00pm at the RCSEd, Edinburgh. For more information click here!
The Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN) has become the world’s first national simulation network to win the prestigious ASPIRE 2018 Award for Excellence in Simulation. The award from the Association for Medical Education in Europe recognises the work of NHS Education for Scotland (NES), BASICS Scotland and the Scottish Simulation Centre for Clinical Human Read More …
Authored by Aurélie Hay-David citizenAID® was founded in January 2017 by military and civilian clinicians in Birmingham, drawing heavily from lessons learnt from the military. With the increased prevalence of deliberate attacks it was developed to educate, and thereby empower, the public through simple skills and knowledge in order to prevent avoidable deaths. While the Read More …
The first event of the new Portfolio Project took place in Mull with resounding success. The new Portfolio system for remote and rural practitioners aims to provide bespoke training for participants by identifying their needs and the needs of individual health boards. The first area chosen to deliver this new and innovative approach to training Read More …
Al McLean has joined the BASICS Scotland team as our Clinical Lead for Remote Educational Development. Al joins us from the Scottish Ambulance Service and prior to that he served for 23+ years as a Military Paramedic. Al will work to develop new educational material for remote and rural practitioners. This includes exciting new opportunities Read More …
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is running their Scottish EM Clinical Conference on 2 May at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. This conference will explore the outer frontiers of acute care in pre-hospital and emergency departments settings. The day will cover the latest treatments as well as thought-provoking managerial talks. Sessions include: Read More …
NES have published a press release for the upcoming BASICS Scotland Portfolio Project. You can read the article in full here: http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/newsroom/media-releases/emergency-training-boost-for-rural-health-professionals.aspx
The next SPHECC clinical governance day will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Lecture Theatre in Glasgow on 20th February 2018. SPHECC is the Scottish Pre-hospital Emergency Critical Care Clinical Governance Day and is free and open to anyone and everyone interested in Pre-hospital Critical Care. As you can see by the programme this Read More …
The Scottish Trauma Network have announced that registration is now open for their first event of the year. This 2 day event titled “Planning for the Future – What will be Different” will take place on the 18/19th January 2018 at the Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. This is a free event for individuals interested in trauma Read More …
