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International Paramedics Day will be held on July 8th, 2026, to showcase how integration in healthcare is a multifaceted approach that combines people, processes and technology to drive innovation and improve patient care.

Paramedicine is a rapidly growing profession, with paramedics working across a wide range of roles and settings. This year, we celebrate the different ways paramedics are able to adapt and innovate in order to meet the evolving needs of patients and acknowledge their incredible work as integral healthcare providers, capable of delivering high-quality care across diverse settings.

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 "Innovate & Integrate”

International Paramedics Day has been created, organised and run by the Royal College of Paramedics in the UK, with support from professional paramedics’ organisations from around the world.

Theme for 2026

INNOVATE &
INTEGRATE

This year, we will be celebrating International Paramedics Day by highlighting the various ways paramedics are advancing practice, improving patient care, utilising digital technologies, showcasing organisational, service and clinical integration, pushing the boundaries of research and being at the forefront in education.

“Innovate & Integrate” encapsulates all these different areas perfectly. It’s about championing your clinical versatility, your ability to adapt and being part of an integral workforce which is transforming the overall healthcare system.

Through innovation and integration, paramedics across the globe are helping to:

Advance practice and expand clinical capability
Improve access to healthcare and reduce inequalities
Deliver care through new digital, geographical or service models
Increase workforce wellbeing, capacity or resilience
Improve patient safety, experience and outcomes
Support patients with complex or specific needs
Drive local and national knowledge development
Lead new education, research and evidence‑based practice
Partner across organisations to deliver integrated care models
Provide compassionate, collaborative care for people approaching the end of life

In the UK, some of the areas that we see growing most rapidly are:

Urgent community response
Mental health integration
End-of-life and palliative community models
Remote and digital care
Cardiac, stroke and time-critical pathways
Paramedicine in primary care settings
Public Health integration
Major incidents and resilience
Research and evidence development
Integration with social care

What are the areas growing in our global community?

How have you been innovative in your role?

What does integration look like in your organisation?

Whatever area of paramedicine you work in, please join us in celebrating International Paramedics Day on July 8th by sharing your stories of innovation and integration on social media, using the hashtags #Innovate&Integrate and #IPD2026

GET INVOLVED

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.
#Innovate&Integrate #InternationalParamedicsDay #IPD2026

Tell us what you're planning this International Paramedics Day

AIMS.

International Paramedics Day sets out to:

Celebrate paramedics and first responders around the globe and the vital role they play
Acknowledge the difference paramedics make to people's lives in almost every imaginable situation
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
Promote the profession to aspiring paramedics and students

INTERNATIONAL PARAMEDICS DAY

WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 2026

#IPD2026.