Electronic Patient Care Report
The electronic Patient Care Report (ePCR) has now been developed which will allow rapid transfer of information to the receiving Emergency Department and enables the hospital to prepare for the patients arrival.
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Scientific Symposium of the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland
The 12th Annual Conference and Scientific Symposium of the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland which was held in November.....
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An Open letter to CPG approved organisations
Dear Colleague,
The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) wish to raise awareness of its concerns in relation to possible compromises to patient safety for registered practitioners whose first language or primary language of expression is not English and who are engaged in pre-hospital emergency care practice in Ireland...
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Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) became a legal entity following the signing of Statutory Instrument (SI) 575 of 2004, The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order 2000 (Amendment) Order 2004.
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Cardiac First Response DVD and Manual
 PHECC has commissioned a DVD for CFR training. It is a collaborative project with the National Ambulance Service College, Dublin Fire Brigade, Irish Heart Foundation, Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, Irish Red Cross, St. John Ambulance Brigade and the Irish Water Safety Association..
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Examinations Update
PHECC have commenced addressing the issue of NQEMT Examination content and preparing for examinations at 5 different levels as per the Education & Training Standards 2007. Ricky Ellis has been seconded to PHECC from Dublin Fire Brigade as a Programme Development Officer – with responsibility for examinations.
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2007 Education and Training Standards
 In April 2007, Council’s rules for the Recognition of Institutions and Courses were published along with the education and training standards for the following courses...
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PHECC Recognised Institutions and Courses
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PHECC Register Updates
 Many thanks to those who responded to our recent request for an update of your contact details as held on the register.
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Fitness to Practice
 An essential part of any healthcare regulatory system is an effective Fitness to Practice facility. Fitness to Practice protects the public, individual registered practitioners and the profession.
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Paediatric Medication Doses
 In the interest of patient safety the Medical Advisor Group and the Chair of the Clinical Care Committee has recommended to Council that...
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Cardiac First Response Instructors
 The PHECC’s Cardiac First Response Instructor (CFR) course is completed over 2 days. The pre-requisite for entry on the CFR Instructor course is to be in certification at the level of CFR at either Responder or Practitioner levels within 90 days and have received a recommendation to progress for Instructor training.
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