Matthew Lane

Biography

"Matthew Lane is a United Kingdom (UK) registered Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) paramedic with 9 years’ experience working in the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, of which 6 years are as a paramedic. In this role he responded to emergency calls on both an ambulance and as a solo responder in a Fast Response Unit, attending patients in both urban and rural settings. Matthew has also undertaken various roles in Higher Education over the past 8 years, notably holding the position of program leader for the undergraduate BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science (London) at the University of Greenwich, UK in which he built and sustained positive working relationships with two Ambulance Service Trusts, the regulating body (HCPC) and professional body (CoP), as well as various education and commissioning boards. Matthew teaches in the areas of clinical leadership, mentorship, ethics and law. He is currently undertaking his PhD studying coping and resilience in the student paramedic population. Matthew has extensive experience in both paramedic and nursing Higher Education (HE) programs including course development, validation, implementation, evaluation and review. His dedication to ensuring that the educational provision of the paramedic program remains evidence-based, relevant and sensitive to employment needs is demonstrated in his recent leadership of the curriculum development of the new BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science program."

Research Interest

Mentorship in the paramedic profession, the use of technology to enhance pain assessment in paramedic practice.