Emergency Services: Paramedics Debate
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Lord Colwyn
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Emergency Services: Paramedics
Lord Colwyn Excerpts(12 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord Colwyn
My Lords, how often are fully trained paramedics and those in the training process evaluated as being fit to practise?
Earl Howe
My Lords, it is up to the employer—in this case, the ambulance trust—to ensure that it has a body of suitably trained and experienced staff. That depends on regular monitoring and ensuring that training is kept up to date. Equally, it is up to commissioners to ensure that the service that they are receiving is delivered by suitably experienced and qualified people. The CQC will also have a role in this regard.