SynthesisThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2020
Contribution of paramedics in primary and urgent care: a systematic review.
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- Pooled it
- Public social trust and acceptance of task shifting to hospital paramedics as a response to physician shortages.PloS one · 2026Article
- Australian paramedics' perceptions of reasonable overtime: a Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The impact of paramedics working in primary care teams on other professionals and patient experiences: a qualitative study.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Reorganization of the Danish out-of-hours primary care - a descriptive study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Sustaining the General Practice Nursing Workforce in Australia: Demographics, Job Satisfaction, and Professional Development Challenges.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
- Paramedic or GP consultations in primary care: prospective study comparing costs and outcomes.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Employment and deployment of additional staff roles in general practice: a realist evaluation of what works for whom, how, and why.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- A realist evaluation to explain and understand the role of paramedics in primary care.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Using an analytic auto-netnographic approach to explore the perceptions of paramedics in primary care.British paramedic journal · 2024Article
- Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: a rapid realist synthesis.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Exploring the alignment between paramedicine's professional capabilities and competency frameworks for current and evolving scopes of practice: a literature review.BMC medical education · 2024Review
- An Integrative Systematic Review of Promoting Patient Safety Within Prehospital Emergency Medical Services by Paramedics: A Role Theory Perspective.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- The general attributes and competence for nurses in a single responder unit: A modified Delphi study.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- GP roles in emergency medical services: a systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis.BJGP open · 2023Article
- Understanding the roles and work of paramedics in primary care: a national cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2022Article
- The development of community paramedicine; a restricted review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Review
- Perspectives of pharmacists in general practice from qualitative focus groups with patients during a pilot study.BJGP open · 2022Article
- Potential for Paramedic roles in Irish General Practice: A qualitative study of stakeholder's perspectives.HRB open research · 2022Article
- Future-proofing the primary care workforce: A qualitative study of home visits by emergency care practitioners in the UK.The European journal of general practice · 2021Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWithin the UK, there are now opportunities for paramedics to work across a variety of healthcare settings away from their traditional ambulance service employer, with many opting to move into primary care.
aimTo provide an overview of the types of clinical roles paramedics are undertaking in primary and urgent care settings within the UK. DESIGN AND
settingA systematic review.
methodSearches were conducted of MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the
resultsIn total, 6765 references were screened by title and/or abstract. After full-text review, 24 studies were included. Key findings focused on the description of the clinical role, the clinical work environment, the contribution of paramedics to the primary care workforce, the clinical activities they undertook, patient satisfaction, and education and training for paramedics moving from the ambulance service into primary care.
conclusionCurrent published research identifies that the role of the paramedic working in primary and urgent care is being advocated and implemented across the UK; however, there is insufficient detail regarding the clinical contribution of paramedics in these clinical settings. More research needs to be done to determine how, why, and in what context paramedics are now working in primary and urgent care, and what their overall contribution is to the primary care workforce.
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