Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’
Abstract Background Caring for people who are ill or injured in pre-hospital environments is emotionally draining and physically demanding. This article focuses on the Psychosocial and Mental Health Programme commissioned by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) at the Royal College of Surgeons of...
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| author | Richard Williams Verity Kemp Jennifer Burgess Esther Murray Suzy Stokes Andrew Wood Samantha Batt-Rawden Laura Bland David Lockey |
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| description | Abstract Background Caring for people who are ill or injured in pre-hospital environments is emotionally draining and physically demanding. This article focuses on the Psychosocial and Mental Health Programme commissioned by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) in 2018 to investigate the experiences and needs of responders to pre-hospital emergencies and make recommendations. It summarises the report to FPHC published in 2022, and adds material from research published subsequently. Method FPHC appointed a team to undertake the work. Team members conducted a literature review, and a systematic review of the literature concerning the impacts on the mental health of pre-hospital practitioners. They conducted fieldwork, participated in training and had conversations with trainees and established practitioners, and took evidence from the Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Trainees Association (PHEMTA). Results The Results summarise the evidence-based theoretical background derived from the programme and practical guidance for practitioners, professional organisations, and employers who deliver pre-hospital care on the implications of, preventing and intervening with pre-hospital providers who experience psychosocial and mental health problems. Conclusion This paper summarises the outputs from a multidisciplinary programme of scholarship, research, and fieldwork. The authors condense the findings and the guidance developed by the Programme Team to provide a summary of the report and guidance on implementation. They believe that the recommendations are applicable to all healthcare organisations and particularly those that employ responders to emergencies and provide pre-hospital care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4792c1e1be94272931221120f93dd0d2023-11-12T12:28:22ZengBMCScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine1757-72412023-11-0131111410.1186/s13049-023-01141-6Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’Richard Williams0Verity Kemp1Jennifer Burgess2Esther Murray3Suzy Stokes4Andrew Wood5Samantha Batt-Rawden6Laura Bland7David Lockey8Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, University of South WalesPsychosocial Care and Mental Healthcare Programme for the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2018-2022Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust and Newcastle UniversityInstitute for Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of LondonEmergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals and Thames Valley Air AmbulanceAnaesthesia and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Barts Health NHS TrustIntensive Care Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation TrustPre-Hospital and Emergency Medicine, Somerset Foundation Trust and Dorset and Somerset Air AmbulanceFaculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghAbstract Background Caring for people who are ill or injured in pre-hospital environments is emotionally draining and physically demanding. This article focuses on the Psychosocial and Mental Health Programme commissioned by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) in 2018 to investigate the experiences and needs of responders to pre-hospital emergencies and make recommendations. It summarises the report to FPHC published in 2022, and adds material from research published subsequently. Method FPHC appointed a team to undertake the work. Team members conducted a literature review, and a systematic review of the literature concerning the impacts on the mental health of pre-hospital practitioners. They conducted fieldwork, participated in training and had conversations with trainees and established practitioners, and took evidence from the Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Trainees Association (PHEMTA). Results The Results summarise the evidence-based theoretical background derived from the programme and practical guidance for practitioners, professional organisations, and employers who deliver pre-hospital care on the implications of, preventing and intervening with pre-hospital providers who experience psychosocial and mental health problems. Conclusion This paper summarises the outputs from a multidisciplinary programme of scholarship, research, and fieldwork. The authors condense the findings and the guidance developed by the Programme Team to provide a summary of the report and guidance on implementation. They believe that the recommendations are applicable to all healthcare organisations and particularly those that employ responders to emergencies and provide pre-hospital care.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01141-6Pre-hospital emergency medicineTraineesSystematic reviewSecondary stressorsWellbeingPsychosocial needs |
| spellingShingle | Richard Williams Verity Kemp Jennifer Burgess Esther Murray Suzy Stokes Andrew Wood Samantha Batt-Rawden Laura Bland David Lockey Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’ Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Pre-hospital emergency medicine Trainees Systematic review Secondary stressors Wellbeing Psychosocial needs |
| title | Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’ |
| title_full | Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’ |
| title_fullStr | Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’ |
| title_short | Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’ |
| title_sort | practical psychosocial care for providers of pre hospital care a summary of the report valuing staff valuing patients |
| topic | Pre-hospital emergency medicine Trainees Systematic review Secondary stressors Wellbeing Psychosocial needs |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01141-6 |
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