1. School of Health & Social Care Foundation Degrees Special Interest Group Meeting Tuesday 13 th November 2007 Amanda Blaber and Paul Bates Foundation Degree Paramedic Science (FdSc PS) within School of Health and Social Care Department of Acute and Continuing Care

2. School of Health & Social Care Context:  London Ambulance Service (LAS) Education and Training (direct entry)  Institute of Health and Care Development (IHCD)  Other Higher Education institutes and experience  2 years from initial contact  Reason for 3 year FdSc PS at Greenwich

3. School of Health & Social Care Section of year 1 timeline: 25-Sep 02- Oct 09- Oct 16- Oct 23-Oct 30- Oct 06- No v 13-Nov20-Nov 27- Nov 04- Dec 11- Dec 18-Dec 25- Dec 01- Jan 08-Jan 15- Jan 22- Jan 29-Jan FD112345678910111213141516171819 InductionTheoryBromley 1TheoryPract visitBromley 2TheoryBromleyVacationBromley 3TheoryPract visit

4. School of Health & Social Care FdSc PS Year 1 courses: Course TitlesLevelCredits Springboard for learning115 Foundations for effective practice130 Skills for effective practice130 Introduction to clinical sciences115 Clinical sciences130 Portfolio development 1-0

5. School of Health & Social Care FD2FD2123456789101112131415 OperationalTheorySupervisedOperationalFulhamSupervisedOperationalTheorySupervisedOperationalFulham Section of year 2 timeline:

6. School of Health & Social Care FdSc PS Year 2 & 3 Courses: Course TitlesLevelCredits Year 2: Ambulance service work based learning 230 Psycho-social aspects of paramedic practice215 Introduction to patient assessment215 Portfolio development 2-0 Year 3: Ambulance service work based learning 230 Complex patient assessment215 Transition to paramedic practice215 Portfolio development 3

7. School of Health & Social Care Future Developments:  Development of paramedic route through existing BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice programme  Explore possibilities of developing partnerships with other ambulance services  Explore possibility of LAS supporting appropriately qualified and experienced technicians to enter the programme for years 2 and 3, in order to achieve eligibility to apply for paramedic registration with the HPC

8. School of Health & Social Care Any questions?