Members update from the FPHC Chair (Dr Pam Hardy)

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FPHC Medal 2022 Recipients

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the FPHC 2022 Medal.  The medal panel had a strong group of candidates to review and unanimously agreed that there were two particular individuals that were deserving recipients.

• Mr David Whitmore – David has gone above and beyond to deliver in various roles for the Faculty spanning over decades. He has held positions as FPHC Co-Vice Chair, Treasurer and Vice Chair of the Training and Standards Committee; however, these positions alone fail to capture the full spectrum of his commitment to pre-hospital care.  He has been pivotal in the development of pre-hospital care within the paramedic profession and the FPHC which makes David a thoroughly deserving recipient of the 2022 FPHC Medal.
  

• Dr Tim Nutbeam – Tim’s work has been impactful in regards to the development of research within pre-hospital care.  This is evidenced through his work on the EXIT project.  “The EXIT project work continues with longitudinal studies assessing the impact of new guidance, Faculty consensus guidance, adaptation for Lower and Middle Income Countries and international engagement”.  This patient focused, innovative, sustained and internationally recognised contribution to pre-hospital research and translational into clinical and operational practice makes Tim a deserving recipient of the Faculty Medal 2022.

New Appointments

We are happy to update you on some new appointments into the Faculty.

FPHC Vice Chair Doctor – Dr Fionna Moore. Fionna will take the place of Dr Andy Pountney, who is stepping down to take on the role of Chair of BASICS. 

FPHC Clinical Standards Committee Chair – Dr Charlotte Haldane. Charlotte will take the place of Mr Andrew Thurgood, who has come to the end of his tenure.

FPHC Communications Committee Chair – Mr Neil Flowers. This is a committee that has been dormant within the Faculty for a while, so we look forward to Neil reinvigorating that.

Both committees will be looking for new members, so please do contact the FPHC office(link this to fphc@rcsed.ac.uk) if you would like to be involved in the important work these committees do.

FPHC Conference Lead – Mr Gordon Ingram. Gordon has stepped into this vacant role and will assist Professor David Lockey with the forthcoming FPHC conference (link this text to the conference site) as he has been kindly acting as caretaker for this position whilst we recruited, and then continue as Conference Lead.

FPHC Regional Group Chair – Dr Natalie Lonsdale. The A key function of this role is to ensure delivery of regional educational activity, recruitment of leads to each region and integration with FPHC office for planning and sharing of events.

I wish to thank all those departing from the above roles for their work and commitment and very much hope that you will continue to support FPHC in the future.

FPHC Conference

Our next conference is taking place on the 6th & 7th November at the RCSED in Edinburgh.  The conference programme is aimed to cater to a broad range of practitioners from first aiders, paramedics, doctors, nurses, students, first responders, voluntary aid workers and remote medics including multi-agency teams such as police, fire, and armed forces.

Click below to book your tickets.

FPHC Conference 2023 (cpdme.com).

Best Wishes

Dr Pam Hardy, FPHC Chair