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BLOOMSBURY SURGERY NON-PROFIT SPOT LIGHT PA

from The PA+PER Magazine: Issue 1, page 22

Article from: The PA+PER Magazine: Issue 1

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES IN ACTION!

I have worked in various settings, both NHS and private, across primary and secondary care, in both fixed positions and as a locum, and taught on the Brunel PA course.

I am currently working as a PA in primary care. In addition to my clinical role, I also work as an Outreach coordinator for a non-profit organisation called YourStance. YourStance, led by medical professionals, runs a preventative educational project which empowers young people at risk from serious youth violence by teaching them lifesaving skills such as basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and haemorrhage control, which enable them to make informed decisions when faced with an emergency.

We run workshops across London in alternative educational provisions, prisons, youth hubs and on the streets with youth detachment workers. We work alongside the NHS violence reduction unit, LAS and Met Police. The organisation relies on healthcare professionals to volunteer their time to teach the workshops. The project has also been able to connect and re-engage healthcare workers with young people and their communities in new settings, which has helped reignite fallen levels of compassion towards this patient group.

We run bi monthly free online training for volunteers upon sign‑up.

NAME OF NON‑PROFIT: YourStance

ABOUT THE NON‑PROFIT

YourStance aims to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by serious youth violence in our communities by teaching skills and having open conversations between experienced healthcare professionals and young people.