Paramedic Science

About this course

Paramedic science prepares students to become registered paramedics: the healthcare professionals who respond to medical emergencies in the community, assess and treat patients in complex and often unpredictable circumstances, and provide the critical link between the point of emergency and the wider healthcare system. Paramedics are genuinely multiskilled practitioners, as the current description notes, working across a remarkable range of settings and conditions, from cardiac arrests and road traffic incidents to mental health crises and falls in elderly patients. The role demands clinical knowledge, practical skill, sound decision-making under pressure, and the ability to communicate sensitively with patients and their families in distressing situations. At Birmingham Newman University, this three-year full-time programme provides the academic and clinical preparation required to app

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