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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. Context:
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Foundation Degrees Special Interest Group Meeting Tuesday 13th 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
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
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