
John Pritchard MBE MCPara BSc
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Paramedic | Chair @BASICSScotland | Clinical Learning & Education | Trail Runner 🐾🐾👣 | MAMIL Cyclist 🚴♂️ | Scotland 🏴 | 'Virtus et Honor'
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13-12-2010 22:47:06
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📷 BASICS Scotland 2025 Conference - Making the Unpredictable Predictable 📷 Full programme now LIVE — packed with great education for pre-hospital professionals 📷 Book now at last year's price! 📷 basicsscotland.org.uk/conferences/ NHS Education for Scotland (NES) NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network Scottish Ambulance


Defibrillator, PAD, AED? If you’re new to CPR, navigating these terms can be tricky 😧 Luckily, SaveALifeForScotland have released this helpful video which explains the difference!

100% of last year’s attendees said they’d recommend our conference—and they’re coming back this year! Will you be joining them? Don’t miss out—book your space now! basicsscotland.org.uk/conferences/ NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network Scottish Ambulance NHS Highland


Scot Gov Health The University of Edinburgh Usher Institute Scottish Ambulance Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland | also on bluesky St John Scotland Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Police Scotland BHF Scotland British Heart Foundation Resuscitation Council UK Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK Lucky2Bhere St Andrew's First Aid COSLA British Red Cross 🧡 Keirans Legacy


Swapping roles this weekend, this time candidate on Resuscitation Council UK project course with BASICS Scotland amazing instrutors & candidates from multidisciplinary backgrounds #doctor #nurse #paramedic the pulse is strong with all delivering #prehospital care 💚


It's #VolunteersWeek and we want to thank each and every one of our volunteers at SAS for their hard work and dedication! 💚 Volunteer Scotland 💚

We proudly celebrate the incredible individuals who make our work possible. A huge thank you to our volunteer instructors, your time, commitment and expertise make a real difference. Thank you for everything you do. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network Sandpiper Trust #VolunteersWeek


Cardiac Tele-education - open for booking! "This course has been excellent and comprehensive. It explained complicated subjects clearly and simply." 📩 Secure your space now! basicsscotland.org.uk/course/https-b… NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Scottish Ambulance




87 incredible BASICS Scotland immediate care responders volunteer across Scotland. They bring specialist pre-hospital emergency care skills to support Scottish Ambulance emergencies. Thank you to all our volunteers for making a difference. Sandpiper Trust #VolunteersWeek2025



Excellent 3 days of clinical education on the isle of Lewis BASICS Scotland NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network



Lovely to see Rural GPs Scotland (now on bluesky) BASICS Scotland & Sandpiper Trust on BBC Scotland #reportingscotland showing the great work both these charities do to #savelives across #Scotland #savinglives 🏴 now fundraising Relay to the Island Games #roadtoorkney #justgiving 1000k Sandpiper relay


Proud to support Sandpiper Trust in their great work across Scotland.


There are countless benefits to continuity of care: it improves patient outcomes, lowers GP workload, and reduces rates of hospitalisation. Thanks to Willie Rennie for raising the importance of continuity of care in response to our report on the #ValueOfGPs.