JRCALC Videos

Hear directly from experts behind the JRCALC Clinical Updates

The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) Clinical Guidelines are the essential clinical guideline resource for paramedics. The guidelines are written specifically for ambulance service paramedics, combining evidence-based practice with expert advice and practical guidance. They provide a comprehensive overview of the many clinical conditions paramedics care for, and support them in providing excellent patient care.

The Guidelines are continuously under review with updates made as new research becomes available. These updates are published in real time on our JRCALC  Plus and JRCALC iCPG app.

With this range of update videos, you can hear directly from the experts about the details of these new updates, why they were made and the affect they will have on your clinical practice.

JRCALC Clinical Update August 2026 – Learning Disabilities and Autism

Jessica Howe, Learning Disability and Autism Lead for the London Ambulance Service, provides an overview of the new Learning Disabilities and Autism guideline, which sits in the General section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update August 2026 – Headache

Simon Stockley, GP and representative of the Royal College of GPs on JRCALC, provides an overview of updates to the Headache guideline, which sits in the Medical section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update August 2026 – Naloxone

Catherine Hanna, Lead Pharmacist at the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, provides an overview of updates to the Naloxone monograph, which sits in the Medicine section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update August 2026 – Falls in Older Adults

Sean Edwards, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner at South East Coast Ambulance Service, provides an overview of updates to the Falls in Older Adults guideline, which sits in the Trauma section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update August 2026 – Low Back Pain (Non-traumatic) 

Phil Hill, Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Prescriber in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in South Wales, provides an overview of updates to the Low Back Pain (Non-traumatic) guideline, which sits in the Medical section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update April 2026 – Resuscitation

Lizzy Roebuck, paramedic at North East Ambulance Service and Clinical Support Manager at AACE, and Luke Roberts-Andreou, paramedic and Regional Cardiac Lead at East of England Ambulance Service, summarise the latest resus updates.

JRCALC Clinical Update April 2026 – Dental Emergencies

Emily Black, Dentist, provides an overview of this new guideline on Dental Emergencies, which sits in both the Medical section and Trauma section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update April 2026 – Diving Emergencies

David Findlay, Hazardous Area Response Team Manager at South Central Ambulance Service, provides an overview of this new guideline on Diving Emergencies, which sits in the Special Situations section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update April 2026 – Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy

Camella Main, Consultant Midwife at East Midlands Ambulance Service and one of the Lead Midwives at London Ambulance Service, provides an overview of the updates to the Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy guideline, which sits in the Maternity section of the JRCALC Plus app.

JRCALC Clinical Update April 2026 – Newborn Life Support

Dawn Kerslake, Consultant Midwife at South East Coast Ambulance Service, provides an overview of updates to the Newborn Life Support guideline, which sits in the Maternity section of the JRCALC Plus app.

The Story of JRCALC

Join Steve Irving from AACE, and Alison Walker and Simon Brown from the JRCALC Committee, as they uncover a wealth of information about the JRCALC Guidelines. Led by Carl Smith from the College of Paramedics, this interview leaves no stone unturned in exploring everything JRCALC. Hear it directly from the experts and get a glimpse into the remarkable work that goes into producing the UK’s ambulance guidelines.