The latest HSSIB report has highlighted ongoing challenges in how ECGs are taught, learned, and interpreted across paramedic education and we’re breaking it all down.

In this conversation, our Chief Clinical Information Officer Ian Teague sits down with Mark Ainsworth‑Smith MBE, former Consultant Pre‑Hospital Care Practitioner, to explore the most common ECG misconceptions highlighted in the report. Together, they discuss why these misunderstandings persist, how they affect both students and practicing clinicians, and what can be done to improve ECG confidence across the profession. 

Whether you're a paramedic student, early‑career clinician, educator, or simply looking to strengthen your ECG interpretation skills, this conversation offers clear insights and practical takeaways. 

Hosted by Palliative Care Paramedic and End of Life Care Lead, Jen Scott-Green, Macmillan Paramedic Associate, Rowena Rickson, and Clinical Lead for End of Life Care, Edward O’Brian; this podcast outlines the key updates to the End of Life Care in Adults guideline for 2025.

Jen, Rowena and Edward explore the rationale behind the changes and how they support high-quality palliative care within ambulance services. They discuss recognising when a patient is approaching end of life, including the use of Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT), approaches to holistic assessment, symptom management, advance care planning and effective communication with patients and those close to them. The conversation also highlights the importance of coordinated decision-making and the practical considerations for crews delivering end of life support in the community.

Hosted by Deputy Director of Clinical Pathways at London Ambulance Service, Georgina Murphy-Jones, and Clinical Nurse Specialist at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Georgina Brightley; this podcast outlines the key updates to the End of Life Care in Children guideline for 2025

Together they discuss this brand-new guideline, including recognising when a child may be nearing end of life, the wide range of life-limiting conditions, using and locating care plans, and communicating sensitively with families. They also cover working with specialist teams, managing symptoms, considerations around conveyance, and navigating complex resuscitation decisions.

This podcast is intended to be used alongside any additional training provided by your trust.

In this Parapass podcast, brought to you by Class Professional Publishing, we will be featuring the Standby CPD article Vol 10, Number 8: 'Posterior Myocardial Infarction - Starting from the back', by Rebekah J Woodhams.

This article was originally released in August 2020 and is available via our ParaPass app. 

In this podcast we'll be talking through the scenario, followed by an interview and discussion with the author. 

In this podcast, we hear Class Professional Editor Kat Totterdell chatting with Standby CPD author Melinda 'Dolly' McPherson. Kat and Dolly chat about all things Standby CPD, including Dolly's latest issue, 'Knife and Gunshot Wounds', and what originally inspired her to write for Standby CPD.

Authors Tania Blackmore and Georgina Parker discuss the reasons behind devoting all their time and energy into writing ‘Community Palliative Care and COVID-19’, a subject close to both their hearts.  As well as being the author of the highly acclaimed text ‘Palliative and End of Life Care for Paramedics’, Tania is the Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Greenwich, specialising in palliative and end of life care, and Georgina works for Heart of Kent Hospice as the Lead Consultant in Palliative Medicine.