Pro's:
- Your qualification will be more internationally recognised / portable
- Increased public awareness of a paramedic qualification
- Standardisation of skill sets nationally
- Potentional increase in skills
- Less influence from any single Medical Director on protocols
- Skill sets should be based on best practice from panel of experts
- Right to practice will not necessarily be dictated by an ambulance service
- In theory should lift level of expertise in the industry
- Should be a fairer system in deciding right to practice (less subjective)
- Rogue practitioners will be weeded out
- Broader opportunities for employment across the sector
- We get to wear another pretty badge
Con's
- WAY more personal accountability (not everyone ready for this)
- We will have to pay for the priveledge to do something that currently costs us nothing
- We will need to provide annual proof of practice which may mean relying on an ambulance provider to employ us (unless this is broadened to include other medical practice)
- Legal accountability will fall on individuals and not Medical Director as it does now
- Consequences of mistakes are far more serious and may result in suspension of registration during investigation instead of being delat with 'in-house'
- We currently rely on a large proportion of volunteers who may not want the responsibility of being registered and result in decrease numbers of volunteers
- The cost of registration may not be met by employers particularly for casual employees
- Unsure how an appeal process would work if board decision does not seem fair
- False accusations or complaints from patients resulting in board investigations could ruin a career
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