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The Broken Paramedic: Meeting Edmund Daly: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
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8220;There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” - Orison Swett Marden. The Charge of the Ambulance Brigade. Sunday, 26 April 2015. Meeting Edmund Daly: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. On Friday, I had the opportunity to meet Edmund Daly, the former LAS paramedic at the centre of the controversy. Which has triggered a national outcry. About the treatment of ambulance clinicians. He told me the details of his story.
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The Broken Paramedic: Saturday's #EndAusterityNow March in Pictures
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8220;There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” - Orison Swett Marden. The Charge of the Ambulance Brigade. Tuesday, 23 June 2015. Saturday's #EndAusterityNow March in Pictures. My thoughts on and reasons for attending the protest against the current government ideology can be read in my previous post. But as I spent much of my time taking snaps of the assembled masses (until my battery died), I thought I'd share some here.
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The Broken Paramedic: Eddie Daly's Story: The Paramedic Who Broke
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8220;There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” - Orison Swett Marden. The Charge of the Ambulance Brigade. Monday, 18 May 2015. Eddie Daly's Story: The Paramedic Who Broke. This account is Eddie Daly’s story, told from his perspective. As such, it is important to recognise that it is not entirely without bias. The perspective of London Ambulance Service executive officers are discussed in this article. He started working ...
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The Broken Paramedic: Joining the Anti-Austerity March: Can it Make a Difference?
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8220;There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” - Orison Swett Marden. The Charge of the Ambulance Brigade. Tuesday, 23 June 2015. Joining the Anti-Austerity March: Can it Make a Difference? I maintain this blog because I feel strongly that ambulance clinicians are increasingly being mistreated and taken for granted by the organisations they work for, by the public and ultimately by the government. Service users are unsymp...
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Steady My Heart.: Living with POTS: Back to the start
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Blogging about faith, nursing, mental health and living with POTS and Ehlers-Danlos. Saturday, 27 April 2013. Living with POTS: Back to the start. I've realised recently just how unknown POTS is. Unless you know someone with it, you probably have no idea what it is and even when you know.you don't really know. As such.I thought I'd do a couple of posts about what is is, where you can find out more info, how it affects me day to day and the like. So first off.symptoms and diagnosis. I've also had an autoi...
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Steady My Heart.: Breaking the Silence: EDAW 2012
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Blogging about faith, nursing, mental health and living with POTS and Ehlers-Danlos. Monday, 20 February 2012. Breaking the Silence: EDAW 2012. This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week and the theme for 2012? This may not be an easy read and believe me, it's not easy to write! This is fairly jumbled and there is so much more I could say but after years of silence I think this is enough! But to finish; as much as I miss being slim. And dislike my current overweight. 20 February 2012 at 11:46. Laura Sav...
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The Broken Paramedic: Mission to Parliament: What Has Anthony Marsh Ever Done For Us?
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8220;There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” - Orison Swett Marden. The Charge of the Ambulance Brigade. Thursday, 23 July 2015. Mission to Parliament: What Has Anthony Marsh Ever Done For Us? Chloe Smith (Con), Norman Lamb (Lib Dem) and Daniel Zeichner (Lab) accept the petition from Fraer Stevenson. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel with them to get a better understanding of the issues. On first impression, F...
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Steady My Heart.: June 2015
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Blogging about faith, nursing, mental health and living with POTS and Ehlers-Danlos. Tuesday, 16 June 2015. The End of the Beginning. First placement ended a couple of weeks back. Along with it came two assignment deadlines and an exam coupled with a giant lump of pure exhaustion and a vomiting bug. Looking back over my first placement, there were some absolutely fantastic memories - I never thought I would love stroke quite as much as I did, but the highlight definitely came on my final shift. So, Ive m...
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Steady My Heart.: March 2016
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Blogging about faith, nursing, mental health and living with POTS and Ehlers-Danlos. Monday, 7 March 2016. Be strong and courageous.". So my last post ended, what next? And the past month has revealed an answer to that. I'm actually just well enough to hide what's going on beneath the surface. Secondly, I've been referred for DBT which is a particular form of therapy that will help me to address the practical side of regulating my emotions and tolerating distress where I currently just become overwhelmed...
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The Broken Paramedic: The Fight for Positive Change in Ambulance Trust Culture Needs You
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8220;There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” - Orison Swett Marden. The Charge of the Ambulance Brigade. Wednesday, 15 July 2015. The Fight for Positive Change in Ambulance Trust Culture Needs You. In a country of beleaguered ambulance Trusts facing staffing shortages, pay freezes and dwindling resources, things are looking bleak right now for employees and the public alike. But there is a glimmer of hope. He challenged...
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