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mattytheshrimper said:
Absolutely, the person in question has a huge amount of experience. I just thought it was all very strange and last minute for a supposedly professional football club.
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That doesn't surprise me in the least, we're talking about SUFC here.

My guess, your friend was qualified enough, they're very highly trained, infact, probably more experienced than a GP to revive a player if need be.
 
Of course doctors/St Johns etc are located at grounds to look after the fans, as well as the players. We have recently seen several medical emergencies in the stands at Newcastle, Watford and other grounds. So the question is, who will be on standby to look after us on Saturday? (p.s. does anyone know if there is a defibrillator at Roots Hall?).
 
Whispering Bob said:
Of course doctors/St Johns etc are located at grounds to look after the fans, as well as the players. We have recently seen several medical emergencies in the stands at Newcastle, Watford and other grounds. So the question is, who will be on standby to look after us on Saturday? (p.s. does anyone know if there is a defibrillator at Roots Hall?).
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Yes - https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/19358150.je3-foundation-donates-new-defibrillator-southend-united/

Also Saturday is JE3 day highlighting this very cause
www.southendunited.co.uk

SOUTHEND UNITED BACKS JE3 DAY

Southend United is proudly supporting JE3 Day with a dedicated fixture on Saturday 18th December against Dorking Wanderers.
www.southendunited.co.uk www.southendunited.co.uk
 
mattytheshrimper said:
This may be completely off track here but I have a mate who's a trained paramedic and recently left job after a terribly different couple of years we've all had. He's now literally a couple weeks into training to be a GP and only 2 or 3 days into the job he was asked at the very last minute to be the doctor at the Maidenhead game, which he did.

He isn't a qualified doctor yet and he said himself, should I really be doing this. Just seemed strange to me, especially it being literally a couple of hours prior to kick off.
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Are you talking about the crowd Doctor, as opposed to the pitchside Doctor?

I doubt he was the pitchside, who is there for the players and staff only, as I know him and he was definitely there along with a Paramedic, also there for the same reasons.
Crowd Doctor is normally Dr Mac.
 
Whispering Bob said:
Of course doctors/St Johns etc are located at grounds to look after the fans, as well as the players. We have recently seen several medical emergencies in the stands at Newcastle, Watford and other grounds. So the question is, who will be on standby to look after us on Saturday? (p.s. does anyone know if there is a defibrillator at Roots Hall?).
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There are 2 defibs at the ground, one mounted on the wall in the tunnel and 1 in the medical bag pitch side, both in date and recently tested.
 
mattytheshrimper said:
This may be completely off track here but I have a mate who's a trained paramedic and recently left job after a terribly different couple of years we've all had. He's now literally a couple weeks into training to be a GP and only 2 or 3 days into the job he was asked at the very last minute to be the doctor at the Maidenhead game, which he did.

He isn't a qualified doctor yet and he said himself, should I really be doing this. Just seemed strange to me, especially it being literally a couple of hours prior to kick off.
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Not that it matters, but are you sure you mate isn’t training to be a GP paramedic? I’m happy to be proved wrong but I thought that regardless of experience in similar fields you still needed a degree in medicine to become a doctor
 
brigg blue said:
Does the PFA cover non-league football? How does that work when not all the teams are professional?
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It's slightly unclear because (according to the website) being non-league doesn't automatically grant you membership but if I'm reading the website right it seems like once you've got a PFA membership you've got it until you turn semi-pro/retire, so a lot of our squad should be in it.

www.thepfa.com

Your Membership

www.thepfa.com www.thepfa.com

If you are at a Premier League, FA WSL or English Football League club on a full contract, your club delegate and the club secretary will coordinate your annual PFA membership. You will pay a one-off joining fee of £20 when you first become eligible, and then pay a membership fee for every season you remain employed as a professional footballer.
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mattytheshrimper said:
This may be completely off track here but I have a mate who's a trained paramedic and recently left job after a terribly different couple of years we've all had. He's now literally a couple weeks into training to be a GP and only 2 or 3 days into the job he was asked at the very last minute to be the doctor at the Maidenhead game, which he did.

He isn't a qualified doctor yet and he said himself, should I really be doing this. Just seemed strange to me, especially it being literally a couple of hours prior to kick off.
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I personally would have said no. There is a difference between volunteering your skills in advance whilst in training, and not being employed by that company, and being witness to an incident then acting out of a duty to care. Governing bodies are ruthless in terms of what is legally acceptable relating to insurance cover. It's a fine line between maintaining your registration or finding yourself in court and the club should not be putting health care professionals at risk just to save a few quid. They can easily pay for a locum to attend who would be covered. Not to say others cannot assist off duty, but again, as a duty of care ... not taking responsibility in advance without cover.
 
Just for some clarification, recently the Primary care trusts, ie GP practices, have started to hire Paramedics who are at least 2 years post qualification to work in surgeries, mostly for home visits and general non GP required services.
They are going to be trained to be able to prescribe medication as and when required, but until qualified they have to report back to the GP.
Many Paramedics are joining, some are looking for development, others are just getting burnt out due to the demands that they have been put under in the last few years and want better hours and home life balance.
They will not be classed as “Doctors” but there may be a pathway to full qualification in the future.
Hope this helps.
 
Blues ‘n’ twos said:
Just for some clarification, recently the Primary care trusts, ie GP practices, have started to hire Paramedics who are at least 2 years post qualification to work in surgeries, mostly for home visits and general non GP required services.
They are going to be trained to be able to prescribe medication as and when required, but until qualified they have to report back to the GP.
Many Paramedics are joining, some are looking for development, others are just getting burnt out due to the demands that they have been put under in the last few years and want better hours and home life balance.
They will not be classed as “Doctors” but there may be a pathway to full qualification in the future.
Hope this helps.
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That's a really good move. GPS have been under a lot of pressure for a long time way before covid.

Paroctors?? Lol
 
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