Rob Smith

@DiastolicNathan NWAS ran an SP training session recently, I found it very informative and worthwhile.

Emergency Airway Course last Friday. SALAD, burns airways, and many other anatomical and situationally challenging airways to manage. Spaces in June. Come join, we loved meeting all our amazing attendees last week! cardiff.ac.uk/professional-d…

@NatashaMDay I’ve just had this for a remote paramedic - nah, I love my job too much 😝

Don’t you tease me LinkedIn 😆

@DrHuw I have no opinion based on cold hard facts, i work frontline and will always do so. I do however take issue with the ease at which you feel that belittling and attacking another HCP role on a social media platform is a proactive and professional route to your goal.

Paramedics should not be working in GP practices They do not have the training, knowledge or skills to perform this role This is not a controversial opinion, rather a patient safety issue bbc.com/news/articles/…

@DrOKaneAgain If a response is what you wished for, you’ve achieved your aim. Rather than belittle a crucial service of autonomous clinicians,you focussed your vitriolic passion & views on conducting your own research, some good may have materialised. We can all criticise anyone without cause

Let’s go back to ambulances which take patients to hospital to see doctors rather than paramedics who use their discretion. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@NatashaMDay Amazing thanks - was having a chat on handover this morning about the very same subject. Keep up the good work.

@JohnNicholRAF Here we go again, goodbye wages and all because John Nichol writes a book and I buy it because they are blooming well written and enjoyable - can’t wait.

35 yrs ago today, Tornado ZD791 (with me & JP) took a SAM up the jacksie & went down in flames. Next 7 weeks veered from terrifying, near-death experiences to staggeringly funny events. The following 35 yrs have been a blast with my 20th book BLITZ out in May - who'd a thunk it!

@NatashaMDay Hi - I too would love to share this with our students if you would permit. I supported one of our clinicians last year at CC and the Coroner couldn’t have been more professional and approachable to my member of staff.

@BonusExposure @BearGrylls I have a great personality but no ability, shall I give it a go

@BearGrylls It doesn’t matter whether you are good enough it all depends on those taking the training. There was a recruit at CTCRM passed all the tests. But still wasn’t good enough. The training team took a disliking to him. Selection is on personality not Ability.

I failed SAS selection the first time. People don't know that. They just see the headline. But I failed. Here's what that taught me. 🧵

@DeniseC48200342 @NatashaMDay To be fair, you don’t need to dig far to see this Den. Some of the social media venom comes from other health care providers.

@NatashaMDay Faux outrage. No one is turning on paramedics. They may be highlighting instances of some working unsafely outside their scope. That’s not the same.

@NatashaMDay We we work in the the most bitter sweet line of work imaginable, personally (and everyone’s experiences are varied - it’s a lottery) I maintain the sweet for me outweighs the bitter. You do a cracking’ job of life, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. 2026 - you got this!!

@MEGZI83 Meant to be a DM but heyho

What a location! ⛰️ Honoured to be asked to attend Penrith this morning, to officially hand over and register the new CPAD to Sam at the new Frame & Swift Veterinary centre. CPAD installed, registered on the Circuit and now rescue ready, with CPR awareness coming soon. ⭐️

@MEGZI83 hey Meg. I’m happy to do the CPR Training for the Vets - my wife is a vet there, so if it helps I am game. I have manikins so just need a training defib.

@NJL_Blancq @MedRegoncall1 To be fair Nat, the question was aimed at Medreg, to give me an idea of the frustration reasons they’re feeling & will let me have a viewpoint on the reasoning behind this. In my happy PHEC bubble, I have little idea on plenty of my colleagues varied roles outside of a trust

@robsmithjersey @MedRegoncall1 Part of the issue with this is there’s no consistent answer. For some it’s a matter of seeing home visits, for others it’s looking after the urgently booked clinic in a surgery, others still get utilised as FCP’s dealing with minor injury/illness. There’s a huge variety

🔴 Why do we need GPs who trained for more than 10 years if paramedics with their 3-year course can do exactly the same role in GP land? ⭕️ You only need GCSEs and A-levels at grade C/B to become a paramedic, compared to the stringent medical school admission criteria. ⭕️ What does a paramedic know about elderly patients with long-term conditions? ⭕️ This dude even feels insulted to be called “ambulance staff.” Isn’t that the job? At this point, GPs could steep their medical degree and MRCGP certificate in hot water and sip it after dinner for all the good it does.

@MedRegoncall1 @NJL_Blancq Honest question if I may. Primary care isn’t my thing, I love my current role too much, so I can’t comment on the scope of practice and roles a para is currently expected to do. Could you educate me as to a para role within the primary care setting please?

@NJL_Blancq Paramedics can do many marvellous things when it comes to out-of-hospital management of acute presentations. However, they CANNOT and MUST NOT do the GP’s job in primary care.

@ConsUltaNT_ACP @ZachDavies94 @anaesthetic_spr 🎣

@ZachDavies94 @anaesthetic_spr We're talking proper ALS though Zach, not pre-hospital ILS 🤭

“There's actually evidence supporting nurses running cardiac arrests”?

@GNairambulance A legend - thank you Theo for all your hard work and dedication to Cumbria - don’t forget to wave at us

Happy retirement to Dr Theo Weston MBE 👏 After 31 years of service, including being part of Team GNAAS for 20 years, Theo has hung his stethoscope up for the last time. We'd like to thank him for his service and dedication, and wish him all the best for his retirement 💚

@CcibChris @coffey1_david Best squadron right there

First flight of the Sea Harrier was August 20th, 1978, introduction to service was in March 1980. 98 Sea Harriers were built and she served Royal Navy until 2006 and Indian Navy until 2016.

@MEGZI83 @NWAmbulance @CumbriaFire My pleasure - the CFR team were amazing

Massive Thank You to Nik one of a CPR trainers, NWAS ambassadors Laura and Rob and Penrith CFRs Debbie and Ian for their attendance at CFRS Penrith Open Day on Saturday. Providing CPR / AED awareness and information on how to become a CFR too. #CommunityChampions 🚒🚑🚓

@ParaAndy90 @Dunkirk_1940 Not for us - those previously trained are allowed to maintain the skill with an up to date airway log.

@Dunkirk_1940 Yeah, changed a few months ago

Bog standard soldiers, not medics, being able to carry out needle decompression after a 5 day course who would be unlikely to use it for, potentially years Yet professional medics have had intubation taken from us 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

The level of social media negativity toward the RNLI is staggering. If you want to complain, complain why they’ve been put in the media firing line rather than them carrying out their promise to rescue those at sea without prejudice (1.4% of the calls are migrant related)