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Episode 23: Charmi Rogers – Paramedic Practitioner working in General Practice

Charmi Rogers is a Paramedic Practitioner working in a GP Practice in Haywards Heath. In this podcast she tells Ben how her role in dealing with on-the-day demand has grown and the consequent impact on the practice and its GPs. Also, in a first for the Ben Gowland Podcast, she answers four questions posed by you, the listeners, via Twitter.

Show Notes

Charmi becomes a paramedic (39secs)

The difference between a paramedic and a paramedic practitioner (1min)

Charmi’s route into General Practice (1min 28secs)

Induction into General Practice (2mins 02secs)

Charmi’s initial role in General Practice (2mins 32secs)

The Practitioner’s own clinic (2mins 49secs)

Charmi establishes the role (3mins 04secs)

Triaging on-the-day demand (3mins 43secs)

The team of paramedics expands (4mins 46secs)

Teamwork in General Practice (5mins 42secs)

Can the paramedic practitioner model only work at scale? (6mins 26secs)

The impact of the paramedic on the practice (7mins 09secs)

Four Questions from Listeners to the Ben Gowland Podcast (7mins 44secs)

1: Considering the shortage of paramedics in the ambulance service what prompted you to leave? (8mins 26secs)

2: Does the GP practice work enable you to develop your role as an autonomous practitioner? (9mins 39secs)

3: What role can the skilled paramedic play in keeping frail people in their homes as part of an extended primary care team? (10mins 18secs)

4: How have you dealt with issues around indemnity? (12mins 08secs)

What would Charmi do differently if she could start over? (12mins 52secs)

Advice for paramedics interested in the role (13mins 34secs)

Advice for practices considering the role (14mins 13secs)

Charmi can be contacted via e-mail at charmi.rogers@nhs.net