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Regulating Paramedics: Understanding Your Professional Obligations

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The inclusion of paramedics into the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) for Health Practitioners acknowledges the growth and development of what was once a volunteer service that has since gained status as an occupation and is now recognised as a profession.

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The inclusion of paramedics into the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) for Health Practitioners acknowledges the growth and development of what was once a volunteer service that has since gained status as an occupation and is now recognised as a profession. Prehospital care in Australia began with ambulance services that were developed to provide a safe, fast and efficient method of patient transport to hospital, rather than for the provision of medical care. However, over time, and partly in response to an acute need for high-level prehospital care, the role of the stretcher-bearer developed into that of the ambulance driver and then the ambulance officer as these workers began to undertake on-the-road and vocational training.

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Linda Starr
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Dr Linda Starr (PhD) is an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. She also has extensive experience as a registered nurse and is the South Australian practitioner member on the National Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Linda is passionate about the intersection between healthcare and the law, with a particular focus on the mandatory reporting of elder abuse.
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