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The Australian Institute of Paramedic Practitioners (AIPP) is the leading professional advocacy group committed to advancing paramedic practitioners and community paramedics in Australia. AIPP promotes paramedics with additional skills in primary healthcare to improve and enhance health delivery in communities in rural, remote, and urban areas.
Where can paramedics with advanced skills work?
Traditionally paramedics have mostly just worked for state ambulance services, however, the role of the paramedic is rapidly expanding to include many new areas. Paramedics with additional training in primary healthcare can work in a wide variety of roles within and outside of jurisdictional ambulance services. Some of the roles include:
There are already many paramedics working in these diverse roles leading the reform of the traditional paramedic role, both in Australia and overseas. Significant progress has been made in countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and USA. In December 2023, the UK government passed legislation that allows for independent prescribing of certain medications by paramedic practitioners.
Challenges do remain, such as prescribing rights and Medicare provider approval for Australian paramedics, and the Australian Institute of Paramedic Practitioners (AIPP) are continuing to push for these changes at a federal and state level.
Your help is needed to further develop paramedic roles in community and industry. Join the Australian Institute of Paramedic Practitioners today and add your voice to this ground-breaking movement which will ultimately provide expanded healthcare to great numbers of people. Click on the LINK here and join up today!
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The Australian Institute of Paramedic Practitioners (AIPP) is the leading professional
...Calling All Paramedics working in the primary healthcare, community or industry!
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The AIPP together with Griffith University would like to announce an exciting new partnership
We are thrilled to announce a ground-breaking partnership between the Australian Institute of Paramedic Practitioners (AIPP) and Griffith University! Together, we're pioneering a new era of education and training for aspiring
...Although not the First Australian Paramedic Practitioner Degree, as stated by the Victorian Premier Dan Andrews media department and Monash Universities media department, it was great to see an announcement like this to advance primary healthcare development within the Paramedic Practitioner scope of practice. Great to see a third Australian University
...We are delighted to see changes coming to the Health Care System eg. more support for Doctors, increased skills for other health professionals, health care teams etc. However we are disappointed that Paramedics are still not in this conversation.
Paramedics, with additional (Masters) Primary Care Skills will make a valuable and versatile
Dear Primary Health Care,
It is obvious that you are struggling. The ACPP respectfully suggests that Paramedic Practitioners could assist you. We intend to not only provide advanced emergency and primary care, but also to practice alongside and in support of Doctors and the entire health care system.
We are delighted to see recommendations for the inclusion of Paramedic Practitioners into Tasmanian Rural Health services.
See: Recommendations - Rural Health Services in Tasmania 25 October 2022