TUESDAY JULY 8, 2025
INTERNATIONAL
PARAMEDICS
DAY
WELCOME.
International Paramedics Day will be held on 8th July 2025 to highlight the power of teamwork and collaboration among paramedics and first responders worldwide!
Paramedicine is a rapidly growing profession, with paramedics working across a wide range of roles and settings. This year, we celebrate the incredible ways paramedics come together to support each other and their communities, overcoming challenges to deliver the best possible care.
Launched in 2022, International Paramedics Day takes place on the 8th of July each year, marking the anniversary of the birth of Dominique-Jean Larrey, often referred to as the father of modern-day ambulance services.
This year, our theme is "Unity & Community" - because no paramedic works alone.
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International Paramedics Day has been created, organised and run by the College of Paramedics in the UK, with support from professional paramedics' organisations from around the world.
THEME FOR 2025.
This year, we will be celebrating International Paramedics Day by showcasing the different ways in which paramedics, their colleagues and partners, work together to support each other and how this camaraderie and team work enables them to overcome challenges and deliver the best possible service and highest levels of care.
"Unity and Community" encapsulates this. It’s about celebrating togetherness and recognising that by working collaboratively and in partnership, we achieve more:
- Better outcomes for patients
- Higher quality of care
- More support for each other
- Increased knowledge
- Enhanced research
- A deeper sense of purpose and belonging
Whatever area of paramedicine you work in, please join us in celebrating International Paramedics Day on July 8th by sharing your stories of collaboration and camaraderie on social media, using the hashtags #UnityAndCommunity and #IPD2025
What does Unity & Community mean to you?
How do you and your colleagues support each other?
Get involved! Tell us what you're planning this International Paramedics Day!
We want to hear your stories! Share your experiences with us and help showcase the strength of the paramedic profession, across the world!
Let’s make this a global celebration of the partnerships, teamwork, and dedication that define paramedicine.
How will you mark International Paramedics Day?
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#UnityAndCommunity #InternationalParamedicsDay
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AIMS.
International Paramedics Day sets out to:
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Celebrate paramedics and first responders around the globe and the vital role they play
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Acknowledge the difference paramedics make to people's lives in almost every imaginable situation
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Raise awareness of all the settings where paramedics work including primary and secondary care, GP surgeries, military, offshore, helicopter emergency medical services, education, research and telephone triage systems
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Promote the profession to aspiring paramedics and students
