EEAST clinician delivers Royal College of Paramedics ECG masterclasses
Date: 3 June 2026A paramedic from East of England Ambulance Service’s (EEAST) Mentorship, Support and Training team is delivering national webinars to help clinicians better interpret electrocardiogram (ECG) results.
All ambulances and response vehicles carry ECG equipment (such as the Corpuls device pictured), which analyses the heart’s electrical activity and is routinely used to diagnose heart attacks and irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
Andrew Wilson has been invited by the Royal College of Paramedics (RCP) to share his expertise on identifying more subtle ECG changes that indicate patients may be seriously unwell.
Andrew, who holds a postgraduate qualification in ECG interpretation, said: “The ECG is a very powerful diagnostic tool. There are subtle signs that may not be picked up by a quick scan but can indicate something serious.
“For example, a non-occlusive myocardial infarction does not present with the typical ST segment changes seen in a heart attack, but the signs are there if you know how to interpret them.
“EEAST’s Mentorship, Support and Training team has developed a teaching programme for clinicians of all grades that builds on their existing training, helping them interpret ECGs more fully and identify acute conditions earlier.”
Following recommendations from the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB), the RCP is sharing a series of ECG learning webinars nationally to improve consistency, confidence and clinical decision-making.
Andrew will deliver two webinars in July, based on the ECG learning programme he developed for EEAST, as part of the RCP series.
