The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Andrew's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Andrew
As a lecturer within Â鶹´«Ã½'s paramedic science team, Andrew is primarily responsible for promoting high standards of learning for pre-registrant paramedic students. His role includes developing students' practical skills (eg. physical exam techniques and resuscitation), alongside fostering other important skills (eg. clinical decision-making, critiquing and utilising evidence to improve practice). He is also responsible for developing registrant paramedics who choose to undertake post-registration study at Â鶹´«Ã½.
Before joining the university in 2013, Andrew worked with the local NHS ambulance service. He began as an ambulance care assistant in 1999, qualified as an ambulance technician in 2002 and then as a paramedic in 2005. Whilst working in the ambulance service, Andrew completed a BSc(Hons) in emergency care, before undertaking an MSc in health & social care research.
In 2018, Andrew adopted a part-time role with the university, which has enabled him to practise with a GP network in Â鶹´«Ã½ for two days each week. During Andrew’s time in his primary care role, he has completed the accredited MSc in advanced clinical practice and become an independent prescriber (for more on ).
When able, Andrew continues to practise in the NHS ambulance service as a paramedic. He also practises within the private sector, working on festival sites and sporting events such as horse racing and motorsports.
As recognised in Hampton's (2003) '' piece, not all patients 'fit' into guidelines. Andrew has a keen interest in using evidence, pragmatism and patient choice to support individual patients' unique situations.Ìý
Andrew’s clinical interests include older people's care, advanced care planning and end-of-life care. He also has interests in clinical education both in the classroom and practice settings, as well as supporting colleagues to learn and develop when their fitness to practise is challenged.
Supervised Research Degrees
Andrew's postgraduate research examined the use of naloxone for opioid overdose within one UK ambulance service. He remains interested in the areas of substance misuse and harm-reduction. His more recent areas of research interest include older people's care and palliative care.
Andrew acts as a research supervisor for students at Â鶹´«Ã½. He has supervised several undergraduate projects, including:
- survey of students' preparedness to practise
- an observational study comparing handling techniques to limit hip movement
- observational study examining inter-rater reliability of the FLACC pain score between student paramedics and student paediatric nurses
- cross-over trial comparing the efficacy of commercial and ad hoc tourniquets to arrest low limb ci