Medical training in the UK fire service

Factors influencing improved attendance in the UK fire service

BACKGROUND Sickness absence rates in the UK continue to exceed those in much of the developed world, with an annual cost to employers of £29 billion. Rates of sickness absence in the public sector are higher than those in the private sector, with the exception of the fire service where they are consistently lower. AIMS To understand the influences that increase attendance among operational fi...

Pre-hospital management of burns by the UK fire service.

OBJECTIVE To determine the current policies and practice of UK fire services for the management of burns patients. METHODS Structured telephone questionnaire covering formal policies including patient assessment, oxygen and entonox use, burn assessment and treatment, and paediatric patients and training. RESULTS The questionnaire was completed by 74% of the UK Fire Services (n = 46); only 1...

Training in geriatric medicine in UK undergraduate medical schools.

A critical review of the core medical training curriculum in the UK: A medical education perspective

This paper represents a systematic evaluation of the Core Medical Training Curriculum in the UK. The authors critically review the curriculum from a medical education perspective based mainly on the medical education literature as well as their personal experience of this curriculum. They conclude in practical recommendations and suggestions which, if adopted, could improve the design and imple...

Clinical leadership development in postgraduate medical education and training: policy, strategy, and delivery in the UK National Health Service

Achieving high quality health care against a background of continual change, increasing demand, and shrinking financial resource is a major challenge. However, there is significant international evidence that when clinicians use their voices and values to engage with system delivery, operational efficiency and care outcomes are improved. In the UK National Health Service, the traditional divide...