Introducing Collaborative CPD

What is collaborative CPD? Well, it's a way of tagging your crewmates/colleagues in specific CPD entries such as reflections on jobs, and then asking your crewmates/colleagues to answer some questions and provide some feedback on your communication and clinical management. You can then use this feedback as prompts to write - or expand - your reflective entries. Or you can export their feedback and add it to your portfolio as evidence of feedback. And your crewmates/colleagues can sync the shared CPD to their portfolios to evidence their own feedback or to prompt or expand on their own reflections. Watch the video for more:

HCPC Portfolio Help File

Those of you following Article 999 in recent months will be aware of the developments in the CPD templates, which are now for everyone from first aiders/FREC/EMT-level staff through to NQPs and post-NQPs. Previously, you were asked to have a look at a OneNote 'help file' (originally called the portfolio). The latest updates to the Airtable templates mean the file in its previous format is no longer needed, so I have copied the majority of the information here for ease. Simply use this for reference to ensure you understand the process, and to check you have everything you need before you submit.

Seeking Clinical Mentors

As HCPs we are used to having mentors. We are assigned them in training programmes, trained to become them as part of our progression, and some workplaces offer ‘team leader’ […]

To Specialise or Remain General? An Opinion Post.

This is a discussion I have had with several people recently. I've observed the same discussion on social media: Is it better to specialise by taking specific job roles or courses, or to keep up with the 'jack of all trades' role of a Paramedic?

Methods of ECG Interpretation

There are so many different recommendations of ECG Interpretation. Some books have 5 steps, some 6, some 9, some 11. Below, I have listed a few common ones in the hope of highlighting the differences - and the similarities. Do you have a preference? Have you spotted more methods? Add them in the comments and let us know which one you prefer.

How to Use Cling Film to Treat Burns (Fast Fact)

Fast Fact posts are designed to provide quick and easy ways to revise key topics - view a photo with a quote/fact by simply scrolling through the category. Refresh yourself during those middle-of-the-night breaks when you would have aimlessly scrolled through your phone. There is no need to read a lengthy post to do a little CPD.