Beyond the Sirens

The Beyond the Sirens: Paramedics and End-of-Life Care podcast series has been designed to start a journey together, to spark innovative ideas, provide support for and raise awareness of the holistic and complex requirements of end-of-life care. It is the start of a process, and we would love your input and feedback on what we have put together, for consideration for future podcasts we aim to create.

Our ultimate aim is to benefit the patient by providing a tool that supports you in what you need to make the most appropriate decisions to aid those dying, and to understand the positive impact this has on those left behind to grieve.

We have brought together the expertise of those people who have a long-standing wealth of experience in end-of-life care. We also felt it was equally important to hear about real life examples from those in the field just like yourselves, and how they have dealt with situations you yourself may come across.

The hosts for this series are:

Mary Buttle

A Clinical Nurse Specialist with an extensive career in Oncology and Palliative and End of Life Care. Mary attained a Honours degree in adult palliative and end of life care and has been delivering education and training in this speciality for over 6 years. Previously an Education Lead at the End-of-Life Partnership, delivering training to Paramedics from North West Ambulance Service

Theresa Taylor, Practice Education End of Life Partnership

Works as a practice educator for the End-of-Life Partnership based in Crewe. A registered nurse by background, Tess worked in palliative and end of life care as a specialist nurse and educator for over 20 years. She attained a degree in Palliative Care , an MSc in Pain Management, and has a huge passion for supporting paramedics through education. She feels privileged to be able to do this through the End of Life Care Training for North West Ambulance Service and through teaching paramedics at Stafford University.