Regulating pre-hospital
Our register aims to capture clinicians who meet our standards for the skills and training associated to their scope of practice, their behaviour and health.
First Aider (FA) - First Aiders require a certificate in First Aid or Advanced First Aid |
Emergency First Responder (EFR) - First Responders require either an NHS Ambulance Trust CFR Certificate, a FutureQuals Level 3 Certificate for Ambulance Service First Responders, a Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) or a QA Level 2 Award for Community First Responders (RQF) |
Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) - Ambulance Care Assistants require either an NHS Ambulance Trust PTS Certificate, a Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3), a FutureQuals Level 3 Certificate in Ambulance Patient Care or evidence of having completed equivalent quality training in all associated modules |
Emergency Care Assistant (ECA) - ECAs require either an accredited NHS Ambulance Trust Emergency Care Assistant or Emergency Care Support Worker Certificate, a FutureQuals Level 3 Diploma in Ambulance Emergency and Urgent Care Support (FAQ Level 3), a Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 4) or evidence of having completed equivalent quality training in all associated modules |
Ambulance Technician (EMT) - Ambulance Technicians require either an IHCD Technician Certificate or an NHS Ambulance Trust EMT Certificate equal to an IHCD Technician, a QA Level 5 Diploma in First Response Emergency and Urgent Care (RQF) or evidence of having completed equivalent quality training in all associated modules |
Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP) - Associate Ambulance Practitioners require a FutureQuals Level 4 Diploma for Associate Ambulance Practitioners or a Qualsafe Level 4 Diploma for Associate Ambulance Practitioners |
HCPC Registered Paramedic (PA) - Paramedics must be registered with the HCPC in order to apply to the HPAC. Please note that Paramedics who register with the HPAC do so as voluntary secondary registration only - this does not replace the requirement for HCPC registration. Paramedics must maintain their registration with the HCPC at all times in order to remain on the HPAC register. If a Paramedic is struck off, suspended or receives a restricted practice order from the HCPC, the same action will be immediately replicated on the HPAC register without appeal. |
Please note that if an individual has been struck off, suspended, or placed under a restricted practice order on a statutory register they will not be able to apply to the HPAC.
HPAC notes additional competencies evidenced beyond those traditionally associated with clinician grade, but does not/cannot authorise extended practice. Actual scope of practice is the responsibility of the individual and/or their employer with reference to the relevant law/guidelines/training/competences in accordance with practice jurisdiction.
Our registrants work in a range of settings, which include direct practice, management, educationand research, working with a varietyof different people, including patients, clients, carers and other professionals. As such they are required to abide by the standards laid out by the Health Practice Associates Council. This can be downloaded here. If either yourself or anyone on this register falls below these standards you can raise a concern by searching from them below and selecting "raise a concern" alternatively you can follow this link for a referal.
