Ready or not? A phenomenographic multistakeholder analysis of apprentice paramedics’ preparedness for practice

Miles, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5453-5911 (2025) Ready or not? A phenomenographic multistakeholder analysis of apprentice paramedics’ preparedness for practice. In: College of Paramedics Research Conference, 9 July 2025, Birmingham Conference & Events Centre, UK. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

“...there is no system-wide agreed definition of what it means to be a graduate paramedic who is prepared to practice” (Reid et al., 2019, p2).

Background: Participation in undergraduate paramedicine education by existing unregistered ambulance service staff is increasing exponentially, particularly with the 2018 introduction of the Paramedic Apprenticeship Standard. The primary purpose of undergraduate paramedic programmes of study is to prepare graduates for practice as Health and Care Professions Council registrants. However, there remains limited literature relating to preparedness to practice in the context of paramedic degree apprenticeships.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Departments:	Institute of Health > Centre for Excellence in Paramedic Practice
Additional Information:	Sarah Miles, Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Apprenticeships, University of Cumbria, UK.
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2025 10:31
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2025 11:15
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/9056

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