Copyright permissions policy for JRCALC Clinical Guidelines

Copyright for the JRCALC Clinical Guidelines is held by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE). Class Professional are the publishers of the guidelines including their app, JRCALC Plus.

The full citations for the JRCALC Clinical Guidelines are as follows:

  • Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (2022). JRCALC Clinical Guidelines. Cited from: JRCALC Plus (2017) (Version XX) [Mobile application software]. Bridgwater: Class Publishing Ltd. Accessed XX.
  • Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee and Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, 2022. JRCALC Clinical Guidelines 2022. Bridgwater: Class Professional Publishing.

Permission must be sought from Class Professional for any reproduction of the guidelines. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Reproduction in journal articles and textbooks

Contact Class Professional if you would like to republish any content from JRCALC in your journal article or textbook publication. If granted, a nominal fee of circa £150/figure/algorithm will be charged.

Reproduction in charity materials

Contact Class Professional if you would like to republish any content from JRCALC in your charity materials. Permission must be obtained, and where granted, we typically offer this free of charge.

Reproduction by contributors to the guidelines

If you are a contributor to JRCALC and you would like to reproduce material you have worked on in another publication, please contact Class Professional. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Artificial intelligence

JRCALC must not be submitted to any AI resources or training models; no permission is granted for this.

Pocket cards

We do not grant permission for JRCALC materials to be republished on pocket cards or any suchlike materials. This is to ensure the currency of the information – clinicians should refer to the app for up-to-date guidance.

Provision of archived material for inquiries

We understand that backdated copies of individual guidelines may be needed as reference for e.g. Coroner’s inquiries. These will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Class Professional.