Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust runs an Institute of Healthcare Development Paramedic Award. IHCD Awards are approved by the Health Professions Council, which regulates a number of health care professions including paramedics. The IHCD Paramedic Award covers all aspects of paramedic training but focuses on practical skills. Students who complete the award will be eligible to apply to register on the Health Professions Council Register, and to apply to work as paramedics.
Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
H.M.Stanley Hospital
St Asaph
Denbighshire, LL170RS
+44 1745 532900
www.ambulance.wales.nhs.uk
East of England Ambulance NHS Trust runs a Certificate of Higher Education in emergency medical care, incorporating the Institute of Healthcare Development Paramedic Award.
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Regent House
110 Northgate Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk, IP33 1HP
+44 128 4731800
www.eastamb.nhs.uk
Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust runs an Institute of Healthcare Development Paramedic Award.
Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Head Office
Jenner House, Langley Park
Chippenham, SN151GG
+44 124 9858500
www.wiltsamb.nhs.uk
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust runs full- and part-time courses leading to an Institute of Healthcare Development Paramedic Award.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Springhill
Brindley Way
Wakefield 41 Business Park
Wakefield, WF20XQ
+44 845 1241241
www.yas.nhs.uk
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust runs a paramedic-in-training course. This allows fully qualified Emergency Medical Technicians with at least two years of post-qualification experience to train to become paramedics.
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust
Site 30
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Saintfield Road
Belfast, BT8 8SG
+44 289 0400999
www.niamb.co.uk
Bournemouth University runs a foundation degree in paramedic science. The course covers theory and provides hands-on experience in a variety of placements. Requiring 1,500 hours of practice, the course runs over 46 weeks per year for two years.
Bournemouth University
School of Health and Social Care
Royal London House
Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
Dorset, BH1 3LT
+44 120 2 962114
www.bournemouth.ac.uk
University of Brighton runs a bachelor of science honors degree in paramedic practice. This is a three-year course. The first year combines theory with weekly experience with an ambulance crew. The second year incorporates various practice settings. The third year provides the opportunity to complete a four-week international elective, allowing students to explore paramedic practice within another European country.
University of Brighton
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Westlain House
Village Way
Falmer
Brighton, BN19PH
+44 1273 644082
www.brighton.ac.uk
Coventry University runs a foundation degree in paramedic science and a diploma of higher education in paramedic science. The foundation degree is a two-year undergraduate course providing a basic grounding in paramedic theory and skills. The diploma of higher education course lasts for 32 weeks and is for ambulance technicians or medical defense personnel who wish to convert to registered paramedics.
Coventry University
School of Health & Social Studies
Priory Street
Coventry, CV1 5FB
+44 247 6795959
www.coventry.ac.uk
University of Greenwich runs a foundation degree in paramedic science. The course has been developed in partnership with the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and meets the Health Professions Council registration standards for a paramedic. It runs for three years, including time practicing as a probationary technician within the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
University of Greenwich
Southwood Site
Avery Hill Road
Eltham
London, SE9 2UG
+44 20 8331 8000
www.gre.ac.uk
Oxford Brookes University runs a foundation degree in paramedic emergency care. The two-year course is available to undergraduate applicants on a full-time basis, or to existing South Central Ambulance Service personnel on a part-time basis.
Oxford Brookes University
School of Health and Social Care
Headington Campus
Oxford, OX3 0BP
+44 1865 484848
www.brookes.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam University runs a diploma of higher education in paramedic practice. It is a two-year, full-time course, and most weeks will incorporate two days of study at the university and two days on placement with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service or East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Howard Street
Sheffield, S11WB
+44 114 225 5555
www.shu.ac.uk