Andrew Prescott
Andrew Prescott is an Intensive Care Paramedic with St John Ambulance, currently based in Whanganui. Over the last 25+ years Andrew has worked in a number of roles, and a number of New Zealand locations, for St John. Additionally, Andrew has worked as an Intensive Care Paramedic in the Solomon Islands, Western Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Andrew holds a number of paramedic related qualifications including a Master of Emergency Health (Paramedic) degree from Monash University and a Master of Emergency Management degree from Massey University.
Project description
To look at models of care utilising paramedics in a hospital based role to inform discussion and debate on extending the scope of paramedic roles in New Zealand.
To obtain further information, please contact wcmt@dia.govt.nz.