The level of responsibility and autonomy practised within the role, including triage, referrals, and decisions around non conveyance, which is carried out by ALL paramedics makes band 6 appropriate, irrespective of the type of vehicle they are deployed on. Yorkshire Ambulance Service UNISON Branch explain things further in their recent publication.

  

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