Paramedic students receive extra training to look after older people in the community
Undergraduate paramedic students have taken part in an interactive lecture to prepare them to look after older people in the community.
The lecture was organised by Gosport Voluntary Action, Age UK Portsmouth and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth and its undergraduate students.
This is an excellent example of partnership working, which will benefit both the students and their future patients. Students will now return to their respective clinical placements with a greater awareness of the importance of good mental health in older adults and the benefits of social prescribing in relation to this patient demographic.
From left: Tracey Brickell, deputy course and placement lead at the University of Portsmouth, Gosport Voluntary Action project manager Angela Gill, Alex Massey from Age UK Portsmouth and Dr Aileen Murray-Gane, nurse consultant for older persons’ mental health at Gosport War Memorial Hospital
This initiative for BSc Paramedic Science students was planned and delivered in partnership with Tracey Brickell, deputy course and placement lead at the University. Tracey said: “This is an excellent example of partnership working, which will benefit both the students and their future patients. Students will now return to their respective clinical placements with a greater awareness of the importance of good mental health in older adults and the benefits of social prescribing in relation to this patient demographic.”
